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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious Send a noteboard - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM
I am constructing a course on Dickens, and so started wondering what I could expect people to have read. I would therefore be very happy if you could reply even if you haven't read anything.

Have you read any Dickens?


Yes

What have you read?


Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of 2 Cities

I think that is all

Have you heard of any (other) Dickens novels?


Yes

Why have you not read them?


Because there is not enough time in the world to read every classic novel and keep up with modern ones (which must be just as important unless you intend to disregard all new literature) and these three gave me a taste of Dickens that made me happy to read more of his work but did not engage me so thoroughly ad to make it necessary

What is your perception of Dickens?


He is a great story teller who uses some innovative descriptions that sum up small packets of life in an easily accessible way but he sometimes overdoes it

Have you seen any film/series versions of Dickens' novels?
a Christmas Carol in various assortments. David Copperfield. Nicholas Nickleby. Oliver twist (Inc the musical)

Pick one word that you connect with Dickens. What is it?
london
And the answer came to her instantly: pride. Oh, you hear them say it's a sin; you hear them say it goes before a fall. the shepherd prides himself on keeping the wolf out from the flock. We pride ourselves on making a good history of our lives, a good story to be told.
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Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 13/06/2011 04:46:11 PM 1690 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1270 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1158 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1210 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 528 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1186 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1215 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1214 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1143 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1158 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1200 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1273 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1250 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1285 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1171 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1282 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1049 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1328 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 577 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1152 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1125 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1158 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1263 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1184 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1196 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1217 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1085 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1257 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1305 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1178 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1165 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1142 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1257 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1140 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1165 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1297 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 715 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 546 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 1181 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1189 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1249 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1271 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1137 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1218 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1065 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1168 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1159 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1129 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1254 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1207 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1117 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1128 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1154 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1059 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1220 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1220 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1170 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1218 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 1105 Views
Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 1078 Views
Re: Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:07:19 PM 1183 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1213 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM 1107 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1133 Views
Garfield and Forsyte Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:12:20 PM 1190 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1178 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1148 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1038 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1256 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1156 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1053 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1322 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1214 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 1083 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1180 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 547 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 516 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1247 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1045 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1314 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1170 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1376 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1264 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1313 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 499 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1162 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1285 Views
YES smaug - 27/06/2011 09:20:50 PM 1200 Views
Camilla - 28/06/2011 09:34:27 AM 1382 Views
Re: smaug - 29/06/2011 10:51:37 AM 1363 Views
Droodiana Camilla - 29/06/2011 02:24:35 PM 1374 Views
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