Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (1812-70) was the quintessential Victorian novelist. He gave the world a host of characters like Ebenezer Scrooge and Oliver Twist, who live on in popular culture. Born to lower middle-class parents, Dickens' childhood ended at age 12 when he was put to work in a blacking factory, following the arrest of his father for debt. This experience colored his fiction, which often focuses upon orphans making their way in the world, and upon irresponsible parents.

Dickens was the most popular novelist of his time. It is a testament to his creative genius that a story such as A Christmas Carol, for example, seems always to have been a part of the cultural fabric, though it was not written until 1843. Dickens was a remarkably dramatic, emotional writer, at turns highly comic and equally tragic. Not surprisingly, Dickens had a strong interest in the theater.

There are a few blogs devoted solely to Dickens' life and works. He is also discussed on blogs about Victorian life and literature in a more general sense.

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• Charles Dickens (The Pickwick Papers)

  
  Femdom Hypnosis With Hypnodomme Lady Izzabelle — Authority: 106
  “Happy, Happy Christmas…that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveller thousands of miles away, back to his own fire-side and his quiet home!”
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• A Gun Rights Carol: The Last Spirit

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol as an indictment of nineteenth century industrialization and economic social classes. The following is a modern take on the tale exploring a different issue. The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the ...
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• Quotation for Christmas Day 2009

  
  The Inquiring Mind — Authority: 485
  The poulterers’ shops were still half open, and the fruiterers’ were radiant in their glory. There were great, round, pot-bellied baskets of chestnuts, shaped like the waistcoats of jolly old gentlemen, lolling at the doors, and tumbling out into the street in their apoplectic opulence. There were ruddy, ...
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• God Bless Us Everyone!

  
  The Pink Fuzzy Slipper Writers — Authority: 127
  "I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant time; a time when men and women seem to open their hearts freely, and so I say, God bless Christmas!" -Charles Dickens"Love came down at Christmas; love all lovely, love divine; love was born at Christmas, stars and angels gave ...
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• A Christmas Carol (2009)

  
  Cinefantastique Online — Authority: 119
  It’s Christmas Eve, all, so we here at CinefantastiqueOnline.com want to wish you the very best of holidays and a most pleasant 2010! And in keeping with the jovial spirit of the season, we submit the following question: Does the world need another version of Charles Dickens’ 1843 perennial classic, A CHRISTMAS ...
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• Why is the Ghost of Christmas Past a woman?

  
  Heartless Doll — Authority: 540
  By Andrea Grimes ​ Every year, my family settles in to watch the George C. Scott version of A Christmas Carol six or seven times over the course of a few days as a way to occupy ourselves when we are not cooking or eating. In fact, two years ago, we even replaced our VHS copy (taped off television ...
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• A 166-Year-Old Manuscript Reveals Its Secrets

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 900
  Readers find countless insights in the additions and deletions that Charles Dickens made as he wrote and rewrote his holiday tale, "A Christmas Carol.
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• A 166-Year-Old Manuscript Reveals Its Secrets

  
  City Room — Authority: 774
  Readers find countless insights in the additions and deletions that Charles Dickens made as he wrote and rewrote his holiday tale, "A Christmas Carol.
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• Dickens Still Kickin’

  
  Screenwriting from Iowa — Authority: 128
  “Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”Charles DickensCharles Dickens has been dead for 139 years but that didn’t stop him from having a $132 million film this year. Dickens first wrote A Christmas Carol in just six weeks back in ...
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• Famous Christmas Eve Quotes

  
  Travel, Work, Life...! — Authority: 127
  All around the world, Christmas Eve is celebrated spreading joy and happiness for everyone. Here is a collection of some famous quotes for Christmas. Some of these collected quotes are written by famous writers whereas some quote writers are unknown. Enjoy Christmas and share these quotes to your loved ones. ...
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• The Weekend: Ducky, even outside Sweden

  
  Newstreamz San Marcos — Authority: 149
  You can make like Sweden on Christmas Eve and explore the depth psychology of Santa Claus through Donald Ducks classic interpretation. Weve also got music this weekend in San Marcos, as always.
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• WHITE CHRISTMAS & SECULAR VISIONS

  
  The Electric Egg Cream — Authority: 124
  Many people have been “dreaming” of a White Christmas ever since they heard the song for the first time. Composed by Irving Berlin for the film HOLIDAY INN (1940), the lyrics (via the dulcet crooning of Bing Crosby ) convey a snowbound, will-o’-the-wisp setting Where the treetops glisten/ and children ...
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• Did you spot all of the in-jokes & Disney references in “Prep and Landing”?

  
  JimHillMedia.com — Authority: 468
  WARNING !! There be spoilers ahead as Jim Hill reveals what co-directors / writers Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton hid under the tree in this new ABC holiday special ...( read more )
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• 13 Days of Xmas Audio, Day 11: A Christmas Carol, Part 5

  
  Needcoffee.com — Authority: 433
  13 Days of Xmas Audio continues, with the fifth and final "stave" of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol . Where our protagonist wakes up, changes his ways and swears off spirits. You can download it directly here , or a 13 Days of Xmas Audio RSS feed is available here . And you iTunes folks can snag our feed ...
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• Scrooge (1951)

  
  Cinefantastique Online — Authority: 119
  For many decades, this 1951 production was considered to be the best adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and it is easy to see why: it features excellent production values and a wonderful performance by Alastair Sim as Scrooge. Related posts: A Christmas Carol (1938) Scrooge (1935) A Christmas ...
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• A Heaping Of Capitalism With A Sprinkle Of George Bailey

  
  Unambiguously Ambidextrous — Authority: 527
  Peter Foster has an interesting article in the National Post involving Charles Dickens’ Christmas fairy tale as recreated by Disney’s animators. But, he says, what amazes him is how this classic story is treated not as a tale about human redemption so much as it is an indictment of industrialist capitalism. ...
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• "It was a good thing to have a couple of thousand people all rigid and frozen together, in the palm..."

  
  Blogut — Authority: 571
  “It was a good thing to have a couple of thousand people all rigid and frozen together, in the palm of one’s hand.” - Charles Dickens (1812-1870) about having a book.
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• Goose

  
  The Greasy Spoon — Authority: 112
  "There never was such a goose. Bob said he didnt believe there ever was such a goose cooked. Its tenderness and flavour, size and cheapness were the themes of universal admiration. Eked out by apple sauce and mashed potatoes, it was a sufficient dinner for the whole family; indeed as Mrs Cratchit said with great ...
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• Did Charles Dickens Really Invent Miss Havisham

  
  Bookstove — Authority: 122
  Few people would argue that Charles Dickens, the acclaimed author of such novels as ‘ Oliver Twist ‘, ‘ The Olde Curiosity Shoppe ‘ and ‘ Great Expectations ‘, was one of the world’s finest fiction writer s.  His storylines are spellbinding, while his characters are skilfully created and utterly ...
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• Did Charles Dickens Really Invent Miss Haversham

  
  Bookstove — Authority: 122
  Few people would argue that Charles Dickens, the acclaimed author of such novels as ‘ Oliver Twist ‘, ‘ The Olde Curiosity Shoppe ‘ and ‘ Great Expectations ‘, was one of the world’s finest fiction writer s.  His storylines are spellbinding, while his characters are skilfully created and utterly ...
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