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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 1943 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1527 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1481 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1487 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 660 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1423 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1452 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1466 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1428 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1434 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1460 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1569 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1518 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1581 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1439 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1551 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1304 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1567 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 725 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1396 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1395 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1399 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1534 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1448 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1492 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1559 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1350 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1525 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1541 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1448 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1403 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1402 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1515 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1392 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1428 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1569 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 850 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 680 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 1444 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1467 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1541 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1535 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1404 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1492 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1314 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1424 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1431 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1461 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1534 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1481 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1363 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1406 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1417 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1314 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1485 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1494 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1412 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1477 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 1368 Views
Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 1365 Views
Re: Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:07:19 PM 1426 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1478 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM 1358 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1437 Views
Garfield and Forsyte Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:12:20 PM 1468 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1437 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1421 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1301 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1549 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1424 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1308 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1581 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1447 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 1360 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1447 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 683 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 654 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1530 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1310 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1600 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1428 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1655 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1531 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1576 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 615 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1463 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1526 Views
YES smaug - 27/06/2011 09:20:50 PM 1448 Views
Camilla - 28/06/2011 09:34:27 AM 1645 Views
Re: smaug - 29/06/2011 10:51:37 AM 1649 Views
Droodiana Camilla - 29/06/2011 02:24:35 PM 1620 Views
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