Forget A Christmas Carol, Bleak House is the best Dickens for a cold winter’s night
In Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale, the king’s son Mamillius is asked what story he would like. He replies:
A sad tale’s best for winter: I have one
Of sprites and goblins.
For me, Dickens is best for winter, so when I was asked to choose and defend my favourite book at the East Midlands Salon Balloon Debate, it had …
