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 Marchioness’s Pedigree 16 Aug 2022 SPOILER ALERT - Not of information, rather of a lack thereof. My discussion here will not spoil the resolution of the novel, but will, I think, add substance to it.…
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… 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… 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…
Uncategorized Fulfilling Little Nell’s Wish During Quarantine 12 Sep 202013 Sep 2020 Our state, Oregon, went into full lockdown in the middle of March this year, and has been in the gradual reopening process over the past months. As I'm among those…
All the (Dickensian) Year Round 