Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess! Dombey and Son (1848)
In the nineteenth century everyone, from Queen Victoria to the street sweepers, either read Dickens or had Dickens read to them. Reading Dickens today is more of a challenge as many of the words he used, and the things those words described, have fallen out of common use. Having a good reference handy while you're reading will ensure that reading Dickens today will be just as entertaining as it was 150 years ago. After all, they're not classics because they're old...but because they're great!
http://www.dickens2012.org/world-celebrates-dickens%E2%80%99s-200th-birthday-7-february
http://charlesdickenspage.com/
Friday, February 03, 2012
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