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The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete, by John Forster from CHAPTER II. HARD EXPERIENCES IN BOYHOOD. Read the…

The Reader is a charity which usually brings people together to listen to stories, extracts and poems in free, weekly…

The Inner Anthology is an invisible book that varies from editor to editor. It takes a lifetime to compile, it will…

  A Summer Night In the deserted, moon-blanched street, How lonely rings the echo of my feet! Those windows, which…

Next in series of articles exploring Calderstones' rich history, Heritage Coordinator Holly Gilson investigates what kind of furniture might have…

In this week's audio adventure, Erin Carlstrom, The Reader's London Hub Leader reads from The Count of Monte Cristo by…

  The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave By Frederick Douglass Chapter One I was born…

In this article from Issue 71 of The Reader Magazine, The Reader's Learning and Quality Leader, Chris Lynn, explores how…

Beauty What does it mean? Tired, angry, and ill at ease, No man, woman, or child alive could please Me…

This week in our special series of Featured Poems, Learning and Quality Coordinator at The Reader, Lisa Spurgin takes us…

In this week's Places to Go, we're heading to Ireland with our Publications Manager Grace Frame. Grace reads a section…

  As we continue to work through the details of how we can safely re-open the Mansion House, we’re making some changes to our service at The…