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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 1656 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1231 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1124 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1176 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 512 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1151 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1186 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1181 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1106 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1127 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1164 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1234 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1217 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1256 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1141 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1248 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1015 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1293 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 561 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1115 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1092 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1125 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1223 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1150 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1158 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1184 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1050 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1188 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1277 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1148 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1127 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1108 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1218 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1111 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1130 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1261 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 700 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 530 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 1149 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1157 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1212 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1239 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1108 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1185 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1031 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1115 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1129 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1096 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1220 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1172 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1086 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1099 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1121 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1024 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1189 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1194 Views
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Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1123 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1179 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1148 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1006 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1223 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1119 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1020 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1258 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1179 Views
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Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1149 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 524 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 502 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1212 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1015 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1232 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1284 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 484 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1130 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1252 Views
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