Dickens’ words, again, bring us back to a simple, undeniable fact: emotions are highly infectious. While this is true of negative emotions, it is equally true of positive ones. Laughter, for instance, ...
On April 19, 1842, while in Cincinnati, Charles Dickens wrote a brief note to Rebecca Nichols, thanking her for her letter about The Old Curiosity Shop. It reads, in full: "My dear madam, I am very ...