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… Dickens Club Week 4 (Sketches by Boz) and a Week 3 Wrap-up 24 Jan 202221 Feb 2022 Wherein we take a glance back at the third week of the Dickens Chronological Reading Club 2022-23; With a look ahead to week four. Friends, we’re about to begin Week…
Dickens' Works… Dickens & Women’s Education 20 Jan 2022 In "Chapter 9 – London Recreations" Dickens pauses to comment causticly on "the course female education has taken of late days” saying: Whether the course female education has taken of…
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…
About… Miss Wren Welcomes You 31 Dec 20212 Jan 2022 "There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast."~The Pickwick Papers Wherein a Decision is made; On changes to come in January 2022; On…
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