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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens

Though I generally don’t like sappy stuff, I really like A Christmas Carol. Dickens pulls it all off very well, and his story produces the desired effect. It’s a well-oiled machine. Further, it’s this story that I think really shaped the non-religious aspect of Christmas…

Post by David J. Peterson Posted on March 10, 2007 – 12:00 am | Posted in B+, Reviews | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Great Expectations
Charles Dickens

Great Expectations is the story of Pip (oh, yes, that’s his name!), a young boy of no means who, wandering through the moors one day, is accosted by a conwict (not misspelled), who tells the boy that he’d better bring him a “file and wittles” (i.e. victuals [i.e. food])…

Post by David J. Peterson Posted on September 8, 2006 – 12:00 am | Posted in B-, Reviews | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens

So, what of this book? Many should have heard of the first line of A Tale of Two Cities (“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”), and maybe even the last line (“It’s a far better thing I do now than that which I have ever done”)…

Post by David J. Peterson Posted on June 29, 2006 – 12:00 am | Posted in B-, Reviews | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)