<p>A delightful meditation on the pleasures of bachelor bonding and an example of collaborative journalism at its best _x000D_<br> _x000D_<br>In autumn 1857, Charles Dickens embarked on a sightseeing trip to Cumberland with his friend, the rising star of literature Wilkie Collins. Writing together, they reported their adventures for Dickens' periodical Household Words, producing a showcase of both long-cherished and entirely novel sides of these ...