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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 1902 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1490 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1403 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1433 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 634 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1384 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1410 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1421 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1369 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1392 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1411 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1523 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1478 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1534 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1383 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1511 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1255 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1524 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 699 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1352 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1351 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1361 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1491 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1397 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1449 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1515 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1303 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1486 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1505 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1406 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1361 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1350 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1469 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1349 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1383 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1517 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 655 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 1402 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1414 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1483 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1474 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1359 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1448 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1272 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1380 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1393 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1381 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1477 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1442 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1316 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1357 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1369 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1263 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1437 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1449 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1367 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1426 Views
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Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 1329 Views
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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 1314 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1364 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1385 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1369 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1250 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1501 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1380 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1262 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1537 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1407 Views
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Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1404 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 652 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 630 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1488 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1266 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1378 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1486 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1533 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 589 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1408 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1486 Views
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