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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 1971 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1559 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1522 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1546 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 681 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1455 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1499 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1516 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1461 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1479 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1493 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1599 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1552 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1627 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1470 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1590 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1334 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1604 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 742 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1428 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1431 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1429 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1565 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1483 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1547 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1594 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1394 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1577 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1574 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1506 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1435 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1433 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1563 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1442 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1456 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1623 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 873 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 704 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 1490 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1521 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1578 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1571 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1439 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1539 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1345 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1454 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1464 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1502 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1572 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1539 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1394 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1449 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1451 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1360 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1518 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1527 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1444 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1528 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 1406 Views
Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 1416 Views
Re: Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:07:19 PM 1470 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1521 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM 1399 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1478 Views
Garfield and Forsyte Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:12:20 PM 1510 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1478 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1476 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1351 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1595 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1469 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1345 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1628 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1482 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 1397 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1485 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 708 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 670 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1570 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1344 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1630 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1476 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1698 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1564 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1614 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 631 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1499 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1558 Views
YES smaug - 27/06/2011 09:20:50 PM 1481 Views
Camilla - 28/06/2011 09:34:27 AM 1693 Views
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