go see David Copperfield or A Christmas Carol on Broadway?

This October we’re releasing the long out of print, three-volume biography of Charles Dickens-WoOoOoHoooo!

We created this illustrated edition for the next generation of Dickens enthusiasts.

To celebrate, we’re honoring Charlie all September long. So keep your eyes peeled to I Heart Classics for exclusive Dickens content and tons and tons of giveaways.

Search #LifeofDickens on twitter to join/start the conversation!!

Even our canine friends know a good book when they see it.  So cute!

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We all know the grade school riddle: What’s black and white and read all over?  But we think the answer should be old movies based on classic books!  Get it?  Check out these awesome photos from some of our favorite old school Hollywood classic novel adaptations.

Frankenstein (1931) starring Colin Clive as Frankenstein.

The War of the Worlds (1953) starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne

The Secret Garden (1949) starring Margaret O’Brien, Herbert Marshall and Dean Stockwell

A Christmas Carol (1951) starring Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge

Crime and Punishment (1935) starring Peter Lorre as Roderick Raskolnikov

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