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Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla Send a noteboard - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM
Have you read any Dickens?

I have not. I do own a copy of Oliver Twist though.

What have you read?

Have you heard of any (other) Dickens novels?

Just so. A Christmas Carol of course, everyone knows that one. At the moment I can also think of Bleak House, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, Hard Times, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Why have you not read them?

They're not high enough on my priority list given my limited reading time. I have some interest in them given that they're classics, but not enough to get past that first thing. I was never given any as assigned reading in any classes, including several first and second year university English literature classes.


I sympathise. I think a lot of teachers are hesitant about putting the good Dickens stuff on reading lists simply because they are so long. People keep reading A Christmas Carol, but not all that many others.

What is your perception of Dickens?

Wordy, likely because of how he wrote and was paid for the books. Lots of characters. And for some reason I think of chimney sweepers.


When you say you know how he was paid, what do you mean?

I don't know where the chimney sweepers comes from.

Have you seen any film/series versions of Dickens' novels?

Multiple versionf of A Christmas Carol, and one version of Oliver Twist.

Pick one word that you connect with Dickens. What is it?

Chimney sweepers.


Interesting.
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Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 13/06/2011 04:46:11 PM 1690 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1271 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1159 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1211 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 529 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1187 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1216 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1215 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1144 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1158 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1200 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1273 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1251 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1286 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1171 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1283 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1050 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1329 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 578 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1152 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1125 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1158 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1264 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1185 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1197 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1218 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1085 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1258 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1306 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1179 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1165 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1143 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1258 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1141 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1166 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1298 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 716 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 546 Views
Please tell me they haven't started letting people out of High School without making them read CD? Cannoli - 13/06/2011 10:16:10 PM 1182 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1190 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1250 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1272 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1138 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1219 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1066 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1169 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1159 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1130 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1255 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1207 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1118 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1129 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1154 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1060 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1221 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1221 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1213 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1256 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1156 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1053 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1323 Views
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Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1180 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 548 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 517 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1046 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1171 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1314 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 499 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1162 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1286 Views
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