Dickens Club… Supplements to Introduction to “The Old Curiosity Shop” and “Barnaby Rudge” 28 Aug 2022 It occurred to me that I had failed to post Peter Ackroyd's chapter on "The Old Curiosity Shop" before we began reading it. So here it is, along with his…
Dickens Club… The Old Curiosity Shop: A Final Wrap-Up 22 Aug 202222 Aug 2022 Wherein we conclude our journey with Nell and the grandfather; with a summary of reading and discussion of the fourth week of The Old Curiosity Shop (Week 33 of the…
Dickens Club… The Old Curiosity Shop, Week 4 ~ and a Week 3 Wrap-Up 15 Aug 2022 Wherein we revisit our third week's reading of The Old Curiosity Shop (Week 32 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 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…
All the (Dickensian) Year Round 