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…
Dickens' Works… “. . . the observer as the observed”: supplementary to Sketches by Boz 27 Jan 202228 Jan 2022 In an effort to gain a better understanding of Dickens's / Boz's vision in the Sketches, I visited my basement library of Dickens criticism and pulled out S.J. Newman's wonderful…
Dickens Club… Sketches by Boz: A Brief Introduction 4 Jan 202221 Feb 2022 Wherein we are introduced to Sketches by Boz and the Inimitable’s first published story, "A Dinner at Poplar Walk"; On the publication of collected Sketches; On his alias, "Boz"; Touching…
All the (Dickensian) Year Round 