The book cover art that introduced readers across the world to Harry Potter is expected to break auction records next month.

Ever wished you could travel back to the mean streets of Victorian London, the one described by the era’s most beloved writer, Charles Dickens? One place to start would be the townhouse at 48 ...

An 1843 painting by the artist Margaret Gillies that went missing for more than a century depicts a young, wide-eyed Dickens. The show will also exhibit love poems from the author’s early years.

Mr. Dickens had appointed ten o'clock, on the Tuesday morning succeeding his arrival, for his first sitting to Alexander. The artist's rooms were at No. 41 Tremont Row, not far from the Tremont House.

Dickens was no great admirer of the United States ... wonders during his voyage back to England how, if he were an artist, he would paint the American eagle. Chuzzlewit replies: “And like ...

An 1843 painting by the artist Margaret Gillies that went missing for more than a century depicts a young, wide-eyed Dickens. The show will also exhibit love poems from the author’s early years.