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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 1920 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1504 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1452 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1455 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 646 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1401 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1430 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1443 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1387 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1408 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1436 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1543 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1495 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1553 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1408 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1531 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1273 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1547 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 712 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1374 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1374 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1379 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1511 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1418 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1467 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1533 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1323 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1500 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1519 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1424 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1382 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1373 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1487 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1370 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1404 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1538 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 838 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 668 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 1423 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1440 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1506 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1504 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1377 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1467 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1290 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1401 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1410 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1425 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1506 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1461 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1336 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1374 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1389 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1285 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1459 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1470 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1383 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1451 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 1346 Views
Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 1343 Views
Re: Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:07:19 PM 1402 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1456 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM 1333 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1400 Views
Garfield and Forsyte Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:12:20 PM 1443 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1408 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1396 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1271 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1526 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1396 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1282 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1555 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1425 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 1337 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1425 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 672 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 642 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1509 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1285 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1567 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1397 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1629 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1508 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1556 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 601 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1437 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1505 Views
YES smaug - 27/06/2011 09:20:50 PM 1424 Views
Camilla - 28/06/2011 09:34:27 AM 1618 Views
Re: smaug - 29/06/2011 10:51:37 AM 1626 Views
Droodiana Camilla - 29/06/2011 02:24:35 PM 1590 Views
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