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lexington filly

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22. So enjoyed this. Thanks.

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Thu Dec 18, 2014, 01:35 AM

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Why the World Still Loves Charles Dickens [View all] JI7 Dec 2014 OP

I adore Dickens malaise Dec 2014 #1

Mine too. PassingFair Dec 2014 #15

You might be interested in this, then. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #20

Thanks for that link sis malaise Dec 2014 #31

You are most welcome.... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #33

Since we seem bent on repeating the conditions he suffered... Wounded Bear Dec 2014 #2

He was dang good writer Arcadiasix Dec 2014 #3

Over my desk... moondust Dec 2014 #4

Awesome. I didn't realize you could visit his home. R B Garr Dec 2014 #7

It's also a museum now. moondust Dec 2014 #9

I'm impressed! I learned something great today. n/t R B Garr Dec 2014 #21

That's a wonderful print, good you've kept it. appalachiablue Dec 2014 #10

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Dec 2014 #5

Love this! A Christmas Carol is our all-time favorite. R B Garr Dec 2014 #6

MIne, too. Reading it aloud was in December was a classic in my family. freshwest Dec 2014 #17

That is such a special memory. My mom bought me the book R B Garr Dec 2014 #23

Christmas Carol Octafish Dec 2014 #8

Very nice piece, thank you. Happy Holidays. appalachiablue Dec 2014 #11

Republicans must hate Dickens. tclambert Dec 2014 #12

I just watched the 1999 version with Patrick Stewart Ilsa Dec 2014 #13

Dickens documented a two class society, the aristocracy, and the working class poor. world wide wally Dec 2014 #14

A Tale of Two Cities! elias49 Dec 2014 #16

Next up for you should be 'Great Expectations,' Dickens' masterful takedown KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #26

Dickens wrote about the damp English cold, how it went through one's clothes in several books. freshwest Dec 2014 #27

Dickens would have plenty to say about our gross hypocrisy and empty cant, were KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #28

"It is a far, far better thing that I do ..." JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2014 #30

Dickens' Great Great Grandson tours reading Dickens' works. PADemD Dec 2014 #18

Benevolence toward the downtrodden EndElectoral Dec 2014 #19

So enjoyed this. Thanks. lexington filly Dec 2014 #22

Good post, thank you. Dickens was a great writer. I wonder if he ever thought how sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #24

you might be interested in this movie about Dickens ... Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #25

I can't read the book or see the movie Freddie Dec 2014 #29

so christmas could have been like our memorial day, independence da, new years eve JI7 Dec 2014 #37

"A Christmas Carol" is a perfect piece of writing, betsuni Dec 2014 #32

Here's a book rec for a book about the writing of "A Christmas Carol" FSogol Dec 2014 #34

du rec. xchrom Dec 2014 #35

K&R JEB Dec 2014 #36