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Charles Dickens searched the streets of London and found inspiration for his evocative fiction

Charles Dickens was an insomniac who wandered London’s streets late into the night. When he was 12, his father was taken to ...
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Fighting for Her Dignity, and Her Children, at the Cost of Her Reputation

Antonia Fraser’s “The Case of the Married Woman” tells the story of Caroline Norton, who scandalized 19th-century London society — and upended its laws. Credit...Hulton Archive/Getty Images Supported ...