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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 1776 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1379 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1256 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1312 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 575 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1266 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1299 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1312 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1233 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1262 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1299 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1381 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1353 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1400 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1267 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1383 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1132 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1413 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 634 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1246 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1230 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1256 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1358 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1275 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1315 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1362 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1194 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1360 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1387 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1275 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1259 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1229 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1339 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1230 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1252 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1391 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 766 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 598 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 1287 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1285 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1359 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1362 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1246 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1330 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1152 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1262 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1277 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1226 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1350 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1318 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1210 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1242 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1245 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1140 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1317 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1328 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1261 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1312 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 1213 Views
Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 1209 Views
Re: Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:07:19 PM 1263 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1308 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM 1206 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1228 Views
Garfield and Forsyte Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:12:20 PM 1295 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1273 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1250 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1124 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1382 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1259 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1147 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1409 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1293 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 1195 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1274 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 599 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 568 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1363 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1152 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1423 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1248 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1490 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1358 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1410 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 535 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1266 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1374 Views
YES smaug - 27/06/2011 09:20:50 PM 1300 Views
Camilla - 28/06/2011 09:34:27 AM 1486 Views
Re: smaug - 29/06/2011 10:51:37 AM 1485 Views
Droodiana Camilla - 29/06/2011 02:24:35 PM 1461 Views
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