'A Christmas Carol' has been described as the most perfect of Dickens's works and as a quintessential heart-warming story, and it is certainly the most popular. Claire Tomalin carolchristmasdicken Change image and share on social
I think people are always saying things are 'over.' Fiction has been regularly 'over' since the 19th century. Claire Tomalin 19thcenturyfiction Change image and share on social
Poetry was one of the things that interested me most as I was growing up. I used to write it in my head all the time. I still think the very greatest pleasure in life is to write a poem. Claire Tomalin greatgrowhead Change image and share on social
I know it sounds pathetic, but I don't know who I am. Claire Tomalin patheticsound Change image and share on social
When I wrote about Mary Wollstonecraft, I found that here she was, in the late 18th century, going to work for the 'Analytical Review.' What was the 'Analytical Review?' It was a magazine that dealt with politics and literature. Claire Tomalin 18thanalyticcentury share on social
When I kept a diary, I realised that it was all moanings and depression, and I think that is quite common. Claire Tomalin commondepressiondiary Change image and share on social
Dickens never joined a political party nor put forward a political programme. He was a writer who rightly saw his power as coming through his fiction. Claire Tomalin comedickenfiction Change image and share on social
'Philomena' was even better than I had expected. I was so pleased to see the evil Irish nuns thoroughly exposed, and I thought Judi Dench gave a flawless performance, as did everybody else. Claire Tomalin denchevilexpect Change image and share on social
I would like to have a more social life than I have. Claire Tomalin lifesocial Change image and share on social
I always feel sad when I come to the end of a book. Claire Tomalin bookendfeel Change image and share on social
