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Charles Dickens

CULTURE VULTURE: Summer Grilling Tips From Charles Dickens

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 17, 2014 0

by Paula Marcoux DISASTER CAN STRIKE even the best-prepared home cooks. In David Copperfield, Mr. Micawber Wilkins saved young Copperfield from no small amount of embarrassment using quick thinking, graciousness—and a grill. Pity poor…

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ARTS & LEISURE: 19th-Century Novelist of the 99 Percent Is Trending Big-Time

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 18, 2014 0

by Lynn Parramore CAN ART DO anything for the 99%? The case of Charles Dickens argues that yes—when genius, perseverance, activism, and admittedly, luck, combine, artistic creations can spark fires that burn through encrusted layers of…