Tag Archives: Charles Dickens

Memories of A Christmas Carol: a Classics Club meme

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

The Classics Club monthly meme question for December asks us for our thoughts and memories of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: What is your favorite memory of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol? Have you ever read it? If not, will … Continue reading →

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Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

I’ve only read one of Claire Tomalin’s other biographies (Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self) but having read that one, Charles Dickens: A Life was everything I was expecting: well researched, thorough and very readable. It took me a long time … Continue reading →

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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

Despite my love of Victorian literature, Charles Dickens has never appealed to me as much as other 19th century writers and until recently the only Dickens novel I had actually read was A Christmas Carol. A couple of years ago … Continue reading →

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A Classics Challenge – February: Joe Gargery

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

This year I am taking part in a Classics Challenge hosted by Katherine of November’s Autumn. The goal is to read seven classics in 2012 and every month, Katherine will be posting a prompt to help us discuss the book … Continue reading →

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From one to six…

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

Before I started blogging I only ever used to read one book at a time. Now I’ve somehow found myself in the middle of six! Here are the books I’m currently reading: A Small Circus by Hans Fallada Alone in … Continue reading →

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The Last Dickens by Matthew Pearl

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

The Last Dickens is a literary mystery involving a search for the missing manuscript of the final, unfinished Charles Dickens novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. This book didn’t appeal to me when it was published a couple of years … Continue reading →

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Classics Circuit Tour: Jane Austen (Persuasion) vs Charles Dickens (The Mystery of Edwin Drood)

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

Today, as part of a Classics Circuit Tour, I’m hosting a duel between two very different authors: Jane Austen and Charles Dickens! Tour participants were invited to choose a novel by either Austen or Dickens – or both. As there … Continue reading →

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