Sunrise, but no sun.
The merchant ship Marie tied up at the Liverpool docks hours ago, beneath an overcast sufficient to obliterate the moon and the stars—and now that dawn has arrived conditions have not improved.
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An early 1900s or possibly late 1800s edition (no copyright date) that I found for $6. Not in super great condition but it had to come home with me. Can't wait to add it to my vintage shelf.
I‘d never thought about Charles Dickens‘ wife, but a post on Instagram had me searching more about Catherine Dickens. Had to find more sources to verify because just couldn‘t wrap my head around it. What a sad story!
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160519-the-forgotten-wife-of-charles-dicke...
pickThemes: Creative Prequel to ‘A Christmas Carol‘, Excellent writing, Literary-vibe
I saw someone else say that after finishing this you could pick up Charles Dickens‘ ‘A Christmas Carol‘ and immediately continue, and I agree! Clinch‘s writing style is so easy to read and get lost in 1800‘s London. I loved how he portrayed Jacob Marley, and I do think this is what could‘ve happened to make Scrooge the way he is. I have no critiques!
#FridayHappyReadingHour is here 🤩🥳 Enjoying a 7&7 along with the tagged book. No snacks but dinner is crockpot orange chicken so we‘ll be eating shortly 😋
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Part of my flex bound Classics that I have been collecting. I absolutely love the way these books feel this is the one I‘m going to read this month. It is on my reading bucket list to get through all the classics.#Charles#Dickens#DecemberRead#CloudwordFlexboundClassics
pickI kept to a chapter a day until last weekend and then I just had to finish it. But if I‘m counting correctly we should be finishing about now. I fell in love with Tom Pinch and his sister, and laughed with Mark, and despised Pecksniff. The ending was satisfying, except for poor Tom. Be sure to read the end note Dickens insisted be included in every edition - knowing how much of his $ was made in the US made me 🙄 #whatthedickens
Here‘s my Dickens shelf. L to R: Little Dorrit, Barnaby Rudge, Hard Times, Dombey & Son, Bleak House, Pickwick Papers, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and A Tale of two Cities. My Martin Chuzzlewitt doesn‘t match either of these sets, and his Christmas books are on another shelf. Plus I have most of his novels on my Kobo. But I love these old boxed editions. @Texreader #whatthedickens
I missed #WeirdWordWednesday ! My son is visiting from Oregon so my normal routine has been thrown to the winds. Anyway, I ran across this gem in the tagged book and found it fitting for this challenge. #WeirdWords
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“England expects that every man will do his duty” Lord Nelson‘s signal at the Battle of Trafalgar 1805
Cherry just wants a proposal. 😆
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