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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla Send a noteboard - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM
What have you read?

Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol.

Have you heard of any (other) Dickens novels?

Most of them.


Which ones?

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.


That Bleak House version is really very good.

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 1480 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1067 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 959 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1017 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 447 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 986 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1010 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1015 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 939 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 968 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 990 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1079 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1064 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1075 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 979 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1075 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 879 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1132 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 487 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 959 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 961 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 991 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1057 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1003 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 994 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1013 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 892 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 991 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1111 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 980 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 970 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 939 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1068 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 950 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 956 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1106 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 629 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 462 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 977 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 993 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1041 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1063 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 932 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1023 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 871 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 940 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 970 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 923 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1056 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1023 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 926 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 924 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 958 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 863 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1025 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1027 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 960 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 947 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 913 Views
Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 888 Views
Re: Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:07:19 PM 1011 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1021 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM 908 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 968 Views
Garfield and Forsyte Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:12:20 PM 1004 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 995 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 957 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 854 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1060 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 965 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 867 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1081 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1013 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 857 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 980 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 455 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 428 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1051 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 856 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1102 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 981 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1178 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1081 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1130 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 415 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 957 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1079 Views
YES smaug - 27/06/2011 09:20:50 PM 1013 Views
Camilla - 28/06/2011 09:34:27 AM 1174 Views
Re: smaug - 29/06/2011 10:51:37 AM 1164 Views
Droodiana Camilla - 29/06/2011 02:24:35 PM 1158 Views
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