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Tag Archives: Charles Dickens
Today in history: February 27, 1807
“Believe me, every man has his secret sorrows, which the world knows not; and oftimes we call a man cold, when he is only sad.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Beautiful. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on this day, in 1807, … Continue reading
Posted in On This Day, writers
Tagged Charles Dickens, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Michael Schmidt, Paul Revere, poetry
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Christmas Carol:
A guided tour. Wonderful observations, I love the point about feeling Dickens’ need to keep going, (in regards to the briefly mentioned detail about Marley’s gaping lolling jaw – a detail not referenced again). God, he was good. And the … Continue reading
Reading and Watching
— finished Bleak House yesterday morning. My God! What a book! — started and finished The Road yesterday. Could not put it down. What a horrifying story. Scary, too: there were 2 moments in particular when I literally gasped out … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Anne Enright, Bleak House, Charles Dickens, Cormac McCarthy, Richard Gere
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No Country For Old Women, Either
I went to see No Country for Old Men tonight. The crowd gathered outside the theatre, and they wouldn’t let us in because the cleanup crew was still going thru from the showing before. I stood there, nose in Bleak … Continue reading
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Tagged Bleak House, Charles Dickens, Coen brothers, Cormac McCarthy, New York
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The Books: “A Tale of Two Cities” (Charles Dickens)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction A Tale of Two Cities – by Charles Dickens One of my favorite books ever. The interesting thing to me is: You know how you’re forced to read books in high school? And sometimes you’re … Continue reading
The Books: “Great Expectations” (Charles Dickens)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction Great Expectations – by Charles Dickens I was torn on which excerpt to post today! This book is so rich, so full – it spans many years – There were times when it made me … Continue reading
“Dear Madame”
Dear Madame, you make an absurd, though common mistake in supposing that any human creature can help you to be an authoress, if you cannot become one in virtue of your own powers. — Charles Dickens, letter to reader, Dec. … Continue reading
“a large loving mind”
He is a very great loss. He had a large loving mind and the strongest sympathy with the poorer classes. — Queen Victoria, journal entry – 2 days after the death of Charles Dickens, June 11, 1870
Routine
I don’t go upstairs to bed 2 nights out of 7 without taking Washington Irving under my arm. — Charles Dickens
Re-Reading Tale of 2 Cities
A gorgeous essay on The Great Gatsby – by Jonathan Yardley. I love every word. Here’s a post I wrote a couple years ago about revisiting Great Gatsby for the first time since high school and what that was like. … Continue reading