A Victorian-age woman and a modern-day Muslim woman in the UK tell their parallel stories.
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TV Review: ‘The Crimson Petal and the White’
The Crimson Petal and the White is a four episode TV series offered on Acorn TV that fascinates and engages. London during the Victorian period has never appeared so realistic and raw, so atmospheric and Dickensian.
Read More »Book Review: Charles Dickens In Love – by Robert Garnett
Robert Garnett tells the story of Charles Dickens and the three women he loved.
Read More »Book Review: Oscar Wilde and the Murders at Reading Goal by Gyles Brandreth
Oscar Wilde goes to prison and solves the murders at Reading Gaol.
Read More »Book Review: The Great Charles Dickens Scandal by Michael Slater
The Great Charles Dickens Scandalis a scholarly study of the reaction to the author's affair with Ellen Ternan.
Read More »DVD Review: Lillie
Francesca Annis is the consumate Lillie Langtry in the miniseries, Lillie.
Read More »Book Review: How to Do Things With Books in Victorian Britain by Leah Price
An academic looks at what Victorians did with books.
Read More »Book Review: At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
Author Bill Bryson takes readers on a tour through his home, and an eclectic assortment of stories that strike his fancy along the way.
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