CharlesDickens

The dignified old gentleman turned out to be Lord Lancaster Stiltstalking, who has been maintained by the the Circumlocution Office for many years as a representative of the Britannic Majesty abroad. This noble Refrigerator had iced several European courts in his time, and had done it with such complete success that the very name of Englishman yet stuck cold to the stomachs of foreigners who had the distinguished honor of remembering him, at a

AnneCecilie distance of a quarter of century. (With an introduction like, I‘m glad I‘ve never met him #WhatTheDickens @Texreader @Cuilin) 3d

Texreader No kidding! Dickens‘ descriptions of people are amazing. 3d

Cuilin @Texreader agreed. 3d

Cuilin @AnneCecilie certainly not flattering but wow Dickens can sure create amazing characters, flaws, and all. 3d

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Cuilin

Charles Dickens and Friends | Charles Dickens

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We stayed at The Parker House in Boston this weekend. They have an historical display in their basement. Ho Chi Minh was a pastry chef there from 1911 -1913! Lots of Kennedy connections and Dickens stayed there!!! Such a cool hotel on the Freedom trail and so close to Boston Commons. (This is not a sponsored post lol) @Texreader

Amiable Love that hotel — great location! We stayed there once when my boys were little and heard the stories about the famous guests, including Dickens. Later my youngest son (maybe 6 at the time) told his grandpa that we‘d stayed at a hotel where “you can see the ghost of Dick Cheney!” 😄 1w

Cuilin @Amiable 😂 😂 😂 1w

dabbe @Amiable 🤣🤣🤣 7d

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mrp27 Love this hotel and its history. Glad I had a chance to stay here while in Boston. 7d

Cuilin @mrp27 its my favourite when we pop in to see the Red Sox. 7d

Texreader Oh that‘s crazy!!! Thanks for posting!! 7d

kspenmoll What a wonder weekend! 19h

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Texreader

Little Dorrit | Charles Dickens

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Cuilin I lost my earbuds and now I‘m behind. 😢 2w

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Texreader

Little Dorrit | Charles Dickens

Checking out Bagatelle Books in Asheville and came across these! If only I had $300, the ability to fly them home, and bookshelf space… #whatthedickens @Cuilin

AnnCrystal 🤩📚💝💝💝. 2w

Soubhiville I‘m glad you found them! I‘ve found some great books there. 2w

Texreader @Soubhiville Yes it was great! We just got to our hotel in Charlotte. Sorry we didn‘t get to stick around to say hello. It was a very quick trip into Asheville. Saw the NC Arboretum which was lovely! 2w

Soubhiville I love the Arboretum! The quilt garden is so pretty. 2w

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w

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Texreader

Little Dorrit | Charles Dickens

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Cuilin I‘m loving this novel. Great quote especially the last sentence!! 2w

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bibliothecarivs

Charles Dickens: A Life | Jane Smiley

Random book from our home library.

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BarbaraJean

Little Dorrit | Charles Dickens

“If you've never read Little Dorrit before, you might want to save this Introduction for an Afterword. There's no way to dance around all of Dickens's secrets and revelations and still make myself intelligible; three sentences from here, I'm going to start letting stuff slip, so if you want to bail, bail now.”

As a compulsively responsible reader who always feels obligated to read the intro, I SO appreciate this spoiler alert! #WhattheDickens

Cuilin, Texreader

willaful YES! The intro to Emma completely spoiled it for me! 4w

Lcsmcat I remember as a kid reading the intro to Romeo and Juliet before I knew the story. I was so confused about who died when! 4w

Cuilin Yeah, I always skip a forward or an introduction for this very reason of spoilers. And I also want to come up with my own impressions. If I really enjoyed the book, I will go back and read the introduction. 4w

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Tamra I usually read Intros after finishing. 😅 4w

BarbaraJean @willaful @Lcsmcat @Cuilin @Tamra Introductions to classic novels have spoiled the ending or key plot twists for me so many times, but I somehow still feel like I HAVE to read it because it‘s an intro. I guess I needed the acknowledgment and permission this editor gave me!! 4w

AnneCecilie @BarbaraJean I‘m like you and have had endings spoiled. I think people writing introductions should acknowledge that there will be a lot of first time reads and not spoil thing. I once read an introduction 50 p before the end of a chunckster and the ending was still spoiled. So now I‘ve learned my lesson 4w

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Cuilin

Little Dorrit | Charles Dickens

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Ugh, I don‘t care for Mr Flintwinch at all also I‘m highly suspicious of Arthur‘s mother 🤨 I love the little drawings in a Dickens novel, wouldn‘t it be nice if novels had little drawings in them? I guess the costs for an illustrator and printing would be astronomical. @Texreader

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TheBookHippie Just pulled my book out! I agree I‘d love illustrations now and again. 1mo

BarbaraJean I would also love little drawings in novels for adults! Maybe that's one reason I love maps in fantasy novels. I feel like black & white line drawings wouldn't add too much to the cost... at least for the printing. There are some great YA/MG books that have little illustrations throughout (tagged is a favorite YA novel with small illustrations), so it seems to me like it would be viable for adult books as well!