Dickens Club… Prologue of a Finale: a reading from Peter Ackroyd on Dickens’ Death Day 9 Jun 20229 Jun 2022 Wherein we celebrate the life of our Beloved Boz on the anniversary of his death--9 June 1870--with a reading from Peter Ackroyd's biography; and a toast. Little Nell and her…
Dickens Club… Nicholas Nickleby, Week 2 ~ and a Week 1 Wrap-up 6 Jun 202216 Jun 2022 Wherein we glance back at the first week of the #DickensClub reading of Nicholas Nickleby (week 22 of the Dickens Chronological Reading Club); With General Memoranda, a summary of reading…
Dickens Club… Marnie’s Nickleby Diary, Week One 3 Jun 2022 by Marnie F. Greetings to all the wonderful commentators here. I’ve been reading as much as I’ve been able and have such admiration for all of your Dickens knowledge and…
Dickens Club… “To Look After a Day that is Gone”: Initial Reflections on Memory in Dickens’ Early Novels 1 Jun 20221 Jun 2022 by Rach “To remember happiness which cannot be restored, is pain, but of a softened kind…and memory, however sad, is the best and purest link between this world and a…
Crummles & Co (Dickens on stage and screen)… Supplement to Introduction to “Nicholas Nickleby” 31 May 2022 Attached is Peter Ackroyd’s chapter on "Nicholas Nickleby" !! SPOILER ALERT !! nn-ackroydDownload
Dickens Club… Nicholas Nickleby: An Introduction 31 May 202231 May 2022 Wherein we are introduced to the third of Dickens’ serial novels, Nicholas Nickleby (the fourth read of our Dickens Chronological Reading Club); with a glance at the context of Dickens’…
Dickens Club… Relationship Patterns 27 May 2022 Part One “Reading through a writer’s entire oeuvre one is often struck by repetitive patterns. These patterns . . . assume their full significance only as they emerge in work…
Dickens Club… “All Those Thieves and Pickpockets Lurking in Dark Alleyways”: Oliver Twist Onscreen 23 May 202223 May 2022 by Boze We’ve talked before on this blog about the visual nature of Oliver Twist. In terms of cinematic images per page it’s rivaled only by A Tale of Two…
Dickens Club… Oliver Twist: A Final Wrap-Up 16 May 2022 Wherein we say farewell to our little sojourner as we glance back at the fifth week of the #DickensClub journey with Oliver Twist (week nineteen of the Dickens Chronological Reading…
Dickens Club… Oliver Twist, Week 5 ~ and a Week 4 Wrap-up 9 May 2022 Wherein we glance back at the fourth week of the #DickensClub reading of Oliver Twist; With General Memoranda, a summary of reading and discussion, and a look ahead to week…
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