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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead Send a noteboard - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM
What have you read?


Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol.

Have you heard of any (other) Dickens novels?


Most of them.

Why have you not read them?


Lack of time. I've been meaning to read A Tale of Two Cities since Spock referenced it in The Wrath of Khan ;) It's been on my to-read list for over 20 years now.

What is your perception of Dickens?


An interesting and slightly eccentric character with a fascinating interest in sociology and society for his time. At a time when Britain was at the height of its international power and authority (arguably) he was prepared to look at the nation's problems and foibles and write and talk about them.

Have you seen any film/series versions of Dickens' novels?


Yes. Martin Chuzzlewit, multiple versions of A Christmas Carol (including the Patrick Stewart, Muppets and Blackadder versions), two Great Expectations, Hard Times, The Pickwick Papers, Our Mutual Friend and, of course, the mighty Charles Dance/Gillian Anderson version of Bleak House.

Pick one word that you connect with Dickens. What is it?


Memorable.
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Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 13/06/2011 04:46:11 PM 1674 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1251 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1141 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1194 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 520 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1169 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1203 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1197 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1122 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1143 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1183 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1252 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1235 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1270 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1155 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1266 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1033 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1310 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 568 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1137 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1109 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1145 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1242 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1167 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1177 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1200 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1066 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1223 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1291 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1162 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1150 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1126 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1237 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1126 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1150 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1280 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 708 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 538 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 1162 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1173 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1230 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1257 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1122 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1201 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1048 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1138 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1146 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1115 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1236 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1193 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1101 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1114 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1140 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1044 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1207 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1208 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1150 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1203 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 1086 Views
Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 1065 Views
Re: Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:07:19 PM 1166 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1196 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM 1094 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1121 Views
Garfield and Forsyte Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:12:20 PM 1178 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1167 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1135 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1020 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1238 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1139 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1040 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1303 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1196 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 1039 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1165 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 539 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 508 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1230 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1031 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1287 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1152 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1359 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1246 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1298 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 491 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1148 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1271 Views
YES smaug - 27/06/2011 09:20:50 PM 1188 Views
Camilla - 28/06/2011 09:34:27 AM 1367 Views
Re: smaug - 29/06/2011 10:51:37 AM 1341 Views
Droodiana Camilla - 29/06/2011 02:24:35 PM 1355 Views
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