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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 1899 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1487 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1399 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1431 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 632 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1381 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1408 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1417 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1364 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1387 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1409 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1520 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1474 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1532 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1378 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1507 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1251 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1522 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 698 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1349 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1348 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1358 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1488 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1393 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1446 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1513 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1301 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1484 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1503 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1404 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1358 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1346 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1464 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1347 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1378 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1514 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 827 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 653 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 1400 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1410 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1478 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1471 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1355 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1445 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1268 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1377 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1390 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1379 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1473 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1439 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1313 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1354 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1365 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1261 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1435 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1446 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1364 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1421 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 1319 Views
Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 1325 Views
Re: Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:07:19 PM 1380 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1437 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM 1311 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1364 Views
Garfield and Forsyte Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:12:20 PM 1417 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1382 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1365 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1247 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1499 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1377 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1259 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1532 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1405 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 1309 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1399 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 651 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 629 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1485 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1263 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1547 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1373 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1482 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1528 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 588 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1404 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1483 Views
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Camilla - 28/06/2011 09:34:27 AM 1598 Views
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