In 1837, Charles Dickens moved into a narrow terraced house north of Central London. 48 Doughty Street was the novelist's home for only 2½ years, but they were productive ones--he wrote Oliver Twist and Nicholas...

In David Mitchell's new novel, Utopia Avenue, a member of the 1960s psychedelic folk rock band that gives the book its name is asked by an interviewer which category its eclectic music falls into. "You're...

In London, the ghosts of history are never far away. The past lies close to the surface of its narrow streets and the walls of its churches. At Gray’s Inn, the cluster of stately brick...

Leaders from New Zealand, France, India, China and the U.S. were most influential

"I think they have paid a big reputational price and there have been profound diplomatic consequences.”

The date was June 9, 2017