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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 1577 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1151 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1043 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1101 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 479 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1075 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1101 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1104 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1015 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1052 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1077 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1159 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1135 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1160 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1061 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1164 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 955 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1212 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 526 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1040 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1040 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1074 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1141 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1070 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1078 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1095 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 970 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1080 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1189 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1065 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1057 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1018 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1141 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1034 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1040 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1188 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 667 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 493 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 1062 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1076 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1129 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1142 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1020 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1103 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 950 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1020 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1048 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1012 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1143 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1100 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1006 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1007 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1043 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 943 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1113 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1107 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1045 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1034 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 991 Views
Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 963 Views
Re: Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:07:19 PM 1092 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1098 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM 992 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1046 Views
Garfield and Forsyte Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:12:20 PM 1078 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1076 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1034 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 929 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1134 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1042 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 936 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1159 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1091 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 935 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1061 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 486 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 465 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1132 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 926 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1188 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1061 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1265 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1167 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1210 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 448 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1037 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1167 Views
YES smaug - 27/06/2011 09:20:50 PM 1090 Views
Camilla - 28/06/2011 09:34:27 AM 1263 Views
Re: smaug - 29/06/2011 10:51:37 AM 1249 Views
Droodiana Camilla - 29/06/2011 02:24:35 PM 1258 Views
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