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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 1722 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1304 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1192 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1245 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 543 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1210 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1243 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1247 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1179 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1189 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1234 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1305 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1280 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1321 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1198 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1314 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1073 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1358 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 596 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1176 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1156 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1192 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1293 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1217 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1234 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1261 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1115 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1299 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1340 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1211 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1196 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1172 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1287 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1170 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1196 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1333 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 733 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 561 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 1215 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1223 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1282 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1303 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1175 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1250 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1095 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1198 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1203 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1164 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1291 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1244 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1143 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1167 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1189 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1093 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1253 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1250 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1196 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1251 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 1138 Views
Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 1112 Views
Re: Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:07:19 PM 1210 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1252 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM 1140 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1161 Views
Garfield and Forsyte Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:12:20 PM 1223 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1205 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1182 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1076 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1307 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1198 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1079 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1351 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1242 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 1138 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1221 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 565 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 536 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1289 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1079 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1370 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1199 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1413 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1290 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1339 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 511 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1198 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1311 Views
YES smaug - 27/06/2011 09:20:50 PM 1236 Views
Camilla - 28/06/2011 09:34:27 AM 1411 Views
Re: smaug - 29/06/2011 10:51:37 AM 1419 Views
Droodiana Camilla - 29/06/2011 02:24:35 PM 1403 Views
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