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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 1972 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1561 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1523 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1546 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 682 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1456 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1501 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1517 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1462 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1480 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1494 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1600 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1554 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1628 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1470 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1591 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1335 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1605 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 742 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1428 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1432 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1430 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1566 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1484 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1547 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1595 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1395 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1578 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1575 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1507 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1436 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1434 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1564 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1443 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1457 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1624 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 874 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 704 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 1491 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1523 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1579 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1572 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1439 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1541 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1346 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1455 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1465 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1503 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1573 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1540 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1395 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1450 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1452 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1361 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1519 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1527 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1444 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1529 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 1407 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1521 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM 1400 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1478 Views
Garfield and Forsyte Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:12:20 PM 1511 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1478 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1477 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1353 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1597 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1470 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1346 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1629 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1484 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 1397 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1486 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 709 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 671 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1571 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1344 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1631 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1477 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1698 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1565 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1616 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 632 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1499 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1559 Views
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Camilla - 28/06/2011 09:34:27 AM 1695 Views
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