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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 1920 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1506 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1454 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1455 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 646 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1401 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1432 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1445 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1387 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1409 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1436 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1545 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1497 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1554 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1408 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1531 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1275 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1549 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 712 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1375 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1376 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1379 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1512 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1420 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1467 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1534 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1325 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1502 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1519 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1424 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1384 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1373 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1487 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1370 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1404 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1538 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 838 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 668 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 1423 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1440 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1506 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1504 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1379 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1467 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1291 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1401 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1410 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1426 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1507 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1461 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1336 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1374 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1389 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1285 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1460 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1470 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1383 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1451 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 1347 Views
Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 1345 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1456 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM 1334 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1400 Views
Garfield and Forsyte Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:12:20 PM 1445 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1408 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1396 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1271 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1526 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1396 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1282 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1555 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1427 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 1337 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1425 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 672 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 642 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1509 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1287 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1567 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1397 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1631 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1508 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1556 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 601 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1437 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1506 Views
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