Topic: Charles Dickens
AP News | 2009-12-15 21:19:34
<div id="subtitle">The ghost of dinners past, Dickens' toothpick, is sold at NYC auction house for $9,150</div><div><p>An ivory and gold toothpick once owned by Charles Dickens has sold at a New York City auction for $9,150.</p><p>It was being ...
AP News | 2009-12-15 18:35:28
This undated photo provided Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 by Bonhams New York shows an unusual piece of Charles Dickens memorabilia - his ivory and gold toothpick. The item is being auctioned in New York City with a pre-sale estimate of $3 ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-11-16 22:10:12
<div><p>North American film-goers embraced the apocalypse over Christmas this weekend as disaster flick "2012" beat Disney's "A Christmas Carol" to top the box office, final figures showed Monday.</p><p>The big-budget "2012" reduced its competitors to rubble as it racked up 65.2 million dollars, accounting for roughly ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-11-16 22:10:12
<div><p>North American film-goers favored the apocalypse over Christmas this weekend as disaster flick "2012" beat Disney's "A Christmas Carol" to top the box office, according to early estimates Sunday.</p><p>Trend-trackers Exhibitor Relations said the loosely Mayan-inspired tale of the world's end -- replete with computer-generated imagery -- totted ...
