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The article focuses on miscellaneous topics related to author Charles Dickens. Topics discussed include a symposium on Dickens sponsored by the College of General Studies, Boston University and the Dickens Society; applications invited for the Partlow Prize in honor of a founding member of the Dickens Society and information on sources on Dickens.

An essay is presented on the introduction of the Junior Literary Guild (JLG) into the institutional histories of the literature for children. Topics discussed include the success of the JLG for the development and maintenance of constituency, the advertising rhetoric constructed by the JLG, and the acquisition of editor Harford Powel by the JLG.

This article offers information on the history of the Dickens Society. It is stated that reassessments of the works of author Charles Dickens started in 1930 and the Dickens Fellowship was the first to spread the interest in Dickens. It notes that the formation of the Dickens Society in the U.S. started through the meetings of a panel moderated by Robert B. Partlow. It also mentions the publication of the periodical "Dickens Studies Newsletter" that later became the "Dickens Quarterly."

Information on issues discussed at the 46th annual Dickens Society business meeting that was held on July 8, 2014 is presented. Topics discussed include the state of the "Dickens Quarterly" journal after the first year of its five-year contract with Johns Hopkins University Press, the development of the society's new website located at dickenssociety.org, and the plan to create a mentorship program for junior scholars and graduate students who attend the society's symposia.

Recounts the author's experiences as a judge for the Book-of-the-Month-Club. Assumptions of book club judges; Description of the responsibilities of judges; Insights on the personalities of the other judges; Controversies within the club.

Examines James D. Corrothers' 1902 dialect novel titled `The Black Cat Club,' which delves on the antics and adventures of a literary society led by a self-taught dialect poet named Sandy Jenkins. Reasons for writing the book; Significance of naming; Assessment of Jenkins' role in Frederick Douglass' stories.

The article offers information on the 19th Annual Dickens Society Symposium to be held at Domaine de Sagnes in Béziers, France from July 8-10, 2014.

The article offers information on the 22nd Annual Symposium of Dickens Society with the theme "Interdisciplinary Dickens" that will be held in College of General Studies (CGS) of Boston University in Massachusetts from July 14-16, 2017.

The article presents the treasurer's report from September 1, 2015-August 31, 2016 of Dickens Society which include the account information in the U.S., the income and expenditures, and the account information for "Dickens Quarterly" journal in Great Britain.

The article offers information on the Dickens Society 21st Annual Symposium to be held at the Iceland University in Reykjavik, Iceland on July 11-13, 2016.

The article offers information on the Dickens Society 21st Annual Symposium titled "Adapting Dickens" to be held at Iceland University in Reykjavik from July 11-13, 2016.

Reports that an American Literature Association Symposium on Women Writers will be held on September 30-October 3, 1993 at the Sheraton Gunter Hotel on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas. Focus on multiculturalism; Slated events; Contact information.

Presents a call for papers for a conference hosted by the Thomas hardy Society Ltd. on March 31, 1995 in Queen's College in Oxford, England. Topics to be discussed in the conference; Requirements for articles to be submitted; Contact information.

Presents announcement concerning literary societies in the United States. Invitation for individuals interested in joining the Toni Morrison Society; Call for articles for the `Woolf Studies Journal,'; Proposals for a collection of essays on the fiction of Toni Morrison and William Faulkner.