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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 1969 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1558 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1518 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1545 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 681 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1455 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1497 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1513 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1460 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1477 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1491 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1599 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1551 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1627 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 1590 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1334 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1604 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 741 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1427 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1430 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1429 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1565 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1483 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 1594 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1392 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1576 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1573 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1504 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1434 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1433 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1562 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1442 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1456 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1623 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 873 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 702 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 1490 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1521 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1578 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1570 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1438 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1539 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1345 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1454 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1463 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1502 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1572 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1538 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1393 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1448 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1448 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1360 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1518 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1526 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1443 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1527 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 1405 Views
Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 1416 Views
Re: Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:07:19 PM 1469 Views
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 1399 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 1506 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1477 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1476 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1350 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1594 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1467 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1344 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1626 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1481 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 1396 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1485 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 706 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 670 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1570 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1343 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1630 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1475 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1697 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1564 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1613 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 631 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1498 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1558 Views
YES smaug - 27/06/2011 09:20:50 PM 1481 Views
Camilla - 28/06/2011 09:34:27 AM 1693 Views
Re: smaug - 29/06/2011 10:51:37 AM 1685 Views
Droodiana Camilla - 29/06/2011 02:24:35 PM 1653 Views
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