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Are successful businesspeople more like heroes or villains? In fictional accounts, one can find plenty of examples of each, from Charles Dickens's miserly Ebenezer Scrooge to Ayn Rand's rugged individualist entrepreneur John Galt. In F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Tom Buchanan represents privileged old money, with its ruthlessness and…

A copy of Charles Dickens' classic festive tale, 'A Christmas Carol' - published in 1843 - was kindly donated to the Stirling city centre Oxfam Music and Books charity shop and fetched more than £3,000 at auction.

Guitarist is a devoted collector of stereoscopic photographs, an early Victorian attempt to create 3D images

Papers acquired by London museum offer insights into Oliver Twist author’s reading habits and writing projects

The letters include details about his adventures abroad and his frustrations with the Sunday postal service.

The letters include details about his adventures abroad and his frustrations with the Sunday postal service.

A study of 2,000 literary lovers has revealed the top 35 places to see in the UK, which have been made famous by the books they rate the most

The literary list features sites made famous by both authors and by their works - from Shakespeare's birthplace, to Sherwood Forest from Robin Hood

What’s that? Another heatwave? As Londoners flock to Brighton and Margate, Katie Strick and Juliana Piskorz pick the more secluded seaside spots (where you won’t bump into half the capital)

Exhibition in London will explore the author’s lifelong fascination with the paranormal

Cheerfulness can boost your energy levels, even in tough times – as philosophers and writers have long recognised, writes Donna Ferguson