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The novel is as much a historical artifact as a work of fiction
Dickens wrote it in six weeks, amid explosions of laughter and tears at his desk
The poor bloke was on his arse. But I could see that evening he was definitely on his way back. He had the survivor’s glint
He has revealed that he himself was as flawed as any of his antagonists
The author skewered the pretensions of would-be intellectual travelers
Why did the Being There writer’s life come to resemble a fairground rollercoaster?
Since its publication in September 2004, Susanna Clarke’s novel has sold millions of copies worldwide
Prose style matters less than access to toxic love, pain and suffering… and a light smattering of suicide and violent death
There was no shortage of left-wing authors of Golden Age detective fiction
