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… Supplement to Introduction to “Oliver Twist” 14 Apr 2022 As promised, here is Peter Ackroyd's chapter on "Oliver Twist". !! SPOILER ALERT !! There is a lot of information in this concise essay. Enjoy! ackroyd-otDownload
Dickens Club… Oliver Twist: An Introduction 12 Apr 202213 Apr 2022 Wherein we are introduced to the second of Dickens’ serial novels, Oliver Twist (the third read of our Dickens Chronological Reading Club 2022-23); with a glance at the context of…
Dickens Club… The Pickwick Papers: An Introduction 1 Mar 20221 Mar 2022 Wherein we are introduced to the first of Dickens' serial novels, The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club; with a glance at the context of Dickens' life at the time,…
Dickens' Works… Sketches by Boz: A Final Wrap-Up 28 Feb 2022 Wherein we take a final glance at the first read of our #DickensClub, Sketches by Boz, With General Mems and a final Discussion Wrap-up for Week Eight's Sketches, with a…
Dickens Club… Dickens Club Week 8 (Final week of Sketches by Boz) and a Week 7 Wrap-up 21 Feb 202221 Feb 2022 Wherein we glance back at the seventh week of the Dickens Chronological Reading Club 2022-23; with a look ahead to week eight, the final week of Sketches by Boz. Well,…
Dickens Club… A Passage from John Forster, on the Sketches 16 Feb 202221 Feb 2022 Wherein we take into consideration the opinion on Sketches by Boz of Dickens' close friend, John Forster, from the fifth chapter of Volume One of his "Life." (Supplement to the…
Dickens Club… Dickens Club Week 7 (Sketches by Boz) and a Week 6 Wrap-up ~ Please Vote! 14 Feb 202221 Feb 2022 Wherein we take a cue from Mr Guppy on Valentine's day; followed by a vote on how to proceed after "Sketches by Boz"; with a glance back at the sixth…
Dickens Club… Happy Birthday, Boz! ~ and a Look-Ahead to Week 6 of the Dickens Club 7 Feb 202221 Feb 2022 Wherein we wish a "Happy Birthday" to the Inimitable, with a reading from Peter Ackroyd; General Mems; We take a glance back at the fifth week of the Dickens Chronological…
Dickens Club… Dickens Club Week 5 (Sketches by Boz) and a Week 4 Wrap-up 31 Jan 202221 Feb 2022 Wherein we take a glance back at the fourth week of the Dickens Chronological Reading Club 2022-23; With a look ahead to week five. Friends, we’re about halfway through our…
All the (Dickensian) Year Round 