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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 1872 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1457 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1355 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1405 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 615 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1355 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1384 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1392 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1337 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1358 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1385 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1495 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1450 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1503 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1351 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1475 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1225 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1496 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 679 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1326 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1322 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1337 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1464 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1360 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1423 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1479 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1276 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1452 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1474 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1379 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1333 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1326 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1435 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1318 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1351 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1492 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 811 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 639 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 1372 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1383 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1452 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1448 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1331 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1418 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1243 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1355 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1358 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1328 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1444 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1414 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1286 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1324 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1341 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1233 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1407 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1415 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1409 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1339 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1223 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1470 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1351 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1232 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1506 Views
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Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1370 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 637 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 612 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1231 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1344 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1501 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 574 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1368 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1451 Views
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