Dickens Club… The Old Curiosity Shop, Week 3 ~ and a Week 2 Wrap-Up 8 Aug 20228 Aug 2022 Wherein we revisit our second week's reading of The Old Curiosity Shop (Week 31 of the Dickens Chronological Reading Club); with a summary and discussion wrap-up; and a look-ahead to…
Dickens Club… The Old Curiosity Shop, Week 2 ~ and a Week 1 Wrap-Up 1 Aug 2022 Wherein we revisit our first week's reading of The Old Curiosity Shop (Week 30 of the Dickens Chronological Reading Club); with a summary and discussion wrap-up; and a look-ahead to…
Dickens Club… Fairies, Fish-Bones and Playing Parliament: In Praise of Dickens’s “Holiday Romance” 30 Jul 202229 Jul 2022 "The Pirate Colonel and His Captive," by Sir John Gilbert. Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham. https://victorianweb.org/art/illustration/holiday/6.html by Boze Herrington “Let us in these next holidays, now going…
Dickens Club… Master Humphrey’s Clock: Discussion Wrap-Up 25 Jul 2022 Wherein we say farewell to Master Humphrey--except in his character as the unnamed gentleman who meets Little Nell--and wrap-up our discussion; with a look-ahead to the first week of The…
Dickens Club… Mayors, Maritime Characters, and Mudfog: In Praise of Dickens’ “Public Life of Mr Tulrumble” 23 Jul 2022 --Or, why everyone should read about Bottle-Nosed Ned and partake of the “maritime advantages” of the oozing green waters of Mudfog. by Rach “Ned Twigger in the Kitchen of Mudfog…
Dickens Club… Master Humphrey’s Clock and The Old Curiosity Shop: An Introduction 19 Jul 202219 Jul 2022 Wherein we are introduced to the fourth of Dickens’ serial novels, The Old Curiosity Shop (the fifth and sixth reads of our Dickens Chronological Reading Club 2022-24), and the accompanying…
Crummles & Co (Dickens on stage and screen)… Marnie’s Nickleby Diary: Background on the RSC’s Nicholas Nickleby 18 Jul 2022 by Marnie Friends, here are some tips for viewing the RSC's adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby which we're discussing in our Group Watch. Here are some quick links to the various…
Crummles & Co (Dickens on stage and screen)… Group Watch: The RSC’s Nicholas Nickleby 11 Jul 2022 Wherein we discuss that most Dickensian of stage marvels and adaptations, the RSC's The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Friends, several of us, as you know, are enamored of…
Dickens Club… Nicholas Nickleby: A Final Wrap-Up 4 Jul 2022 Wherein we say "farewell" to our theatrical friends as we summarize the plot and discussion of the #DickensClub's Week 5 reading of Nicholas Nickleby; with a look-ahead to our break--including…
Dickens Club… Marnie’s Nickleby Diary – Week Five 30 Jun 202230 Jun 2022 by Marnie F. I have lots of questions for these last chapters – mostly around plotting and the timeline. One in particular comes up for me over and over again…
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