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39 【Dickens music】

★ 2009/12/24(Thu)

I am wondering.... what was the first piece of sheet music that Dickens published? Could it be the Pickwick Quadrilles? I also have a curiosity which I wonder if anyone has seen. It's called a Christmas Carol by Boz and the song is copyrighted in 1838, five years before the novel is published. Any information would be greatly appreciated.



by Kevin Lynch






38 【Cat's Meat Man Song 】

★ 2009/12/08(Tue)

Long ago, I heard sung, a song that supposedly was sung by Charles Dickens. It was called 'The Cat's Meat Man'. I have searched for the lyrics for some weeks and have only found references to the same. I read that it was sung before dinner at the Dickens Society Symposium in 2007. I would truly appreciate anyone who can aid me in finding the so far, illusive words to this song sung by Dickens.



by Janie Comito






37 【Hard Times+ Enlightenment】

★ 2009/05/10(Sun)

He was not fond of the enlightenment period...but why and how does he show it?



by Spencer






36 【Relationship】

★ 2009/05/08(Fri)

Hello, Just looking into my history. I am 60 yers old. My Grandfather died in 1948, two years before I was born. His mother was Elect Dickens, her father was AJ (Anderw Jackson) Dickens. My Grandfather told my father we were closely related to Charles Dickens. I would just like to know. Thank you very much for any help.

Beau



by Beau Harvey






35 【trollope on dickens】

★ 2009/04/22(Wed)

Can someone tell me where Trollope says of Dickens, "If ever any man was a radical, he was." I think it was an obituary notice. Thank you.



by bert hornback






34 【Charles Dickens "A Visit to the Spirits"】

★ 2009/04/01(Wed)

I have a 1860 Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post with an article in it by Charles Dickens under the title "A Visit to the Spirits". I've not been able to find any reference to such on the internet, and was wondering if anyone had ever come across this story before. It's an account of the author and some of his friends when they pay a visit to two mediums, one young and one old, and participate in a group seance.

The article is about 2000 or so words long, and is very descriptive of the author's perceptions of both the seance and the gullible reactions of those who seemed to believe the obvious shenanigans of the fake spirit readers.

The first paragraph of the story reads as thus:

I, the writer of this article, have seen something of the spirit doings, and I will state candidly what I have seen, and what I have thought. I do not affect infallibility; but I believe I am unprejudiced, and I know I love the truth.

Thanks for any information you might have about this Dickens Story.

Dustie Meads



by Dustie Meads






33 【Babuchcho】

★ 2009/03/21(Sat)

Was ist das?



by Ornalaync






32 【Dickens' punctuation】

★ 2009/01/13(Tue)

I think the problem with Dickens' punctuation was not knowledge (or lack of it) on his part, but simply that punctuation had not been standardized yet.

Spelling is a similar topic. Remember in Shakespeare's time there were something like 40 different spellings
of his name. It wasn't until the wide acceptance and use of dictionaries in the 19th century, that common spellings were finally decided upon.

Since it took that long for spelling to standardize, I would imagine punctuation would have taken even longer.
Even in the early 20th century there are some different modes of punctuation from what we see today. So I think this
is what accounts for the discrepancies in different editions. Some editors left the punctuation alone; but others modernized it.



by Michael Ezzo






31 【hello guys need advice】

★ 2008/12/23(Tue)

well, hi admin adn people nice forum indeed. how's life? hope it's introduce branch ;)



by cwxwwwxwwxwx






30 【Dickens' punctuation】

★ 2008/12/16(Tue)

I am very puzzled about the punctuation in some editions of Dickens' works. In particular, some editions of Oliver Twist show a very unusual use of semi-colons and colons. In other editions all these examples have been corrected. My own theory is that when Dickens wrote his early books, he did not have a good grasp of punctuation, but improved as he progressed. I can't think of any other explanation, so perhaps someone could enlighten me



by David Siddons






29 【charles】

★ 2008/11/10(Mon)

Well, im doing a very huge project on him. And i found out that in his novels, he critizes the society of the victorian period.



by meena






28 【Relationship to Dickens】

★ 2008/11/07(Fri)

My mother has just told me that Charles Dickens may be an ancestor of mine. She says that her mother's mother (my grandmother, born in 1902 and still alive) was a Miss Dickens. How can I find out the names of Dickens' grandchildren and whom they married?



by Catherine O'Brien






19 【Dickens' mother】

★ 2008/01/26(Sat)

I ask this question totally out of self-curiosity. Can anyone tell me why Dickens' mother didn't want him to leave the job in Warrens Blacking factory even when his father was released from prison and wanted him to go to school?



by Suha


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27 【Re:Dickens’ mother】

★ 2008/07/22(Tue)

> I ask this question totally out of self-curiosity. Can anyone tell me why Dickens' mother didn't want him to leave the job in Warrens Blacking factory even when his father was released from prison and wanted him to go to school?

Perhaps it was because she knew that the family would always need money because her husband would never earn enough to pay for their extravagance.



by Catherine Carter






26 【Durrant Editions Limited】

★ 2008/07/22(Tue)

I bought their David Copperfield in parts but cannot find their details on-line to purchase further works.

Does anyone know if they are still trading?

Thanks you



by Catherine Carter






23 【charles】

★ 2008/03/11(Tue)

can anybody tell me some books that charles dickens rote



by matthew






22 【Charles Dickens】

★ 2008/03/05(Wed)

I have an etching that is signed by Charles Dickens. It is of Kenneworth Castle. This was purchased years ago by a family member and was left to me. Can you tell me something about it. It is beginning to yellow with age and I believe if this is valuable to someone who is a collector, I would be willing to sell, only because I'm afraid of it deterioting.



by Barbara A. Kimura






21 【Symbols in "A Tale of Two Cities"】

★ 2008/02/26(Tue)

I need to know about the symbols of water mirrors and footsteps in "A Tale of Two Cities", how they reappear, and how they relate to the larger themes



by Melissa






7 【His family】

★ 2007/02/27(Tue)

I'm trying to do a project on Charles Dickens but I'm a little confused about his fathers wives and children. Did his father have the ten children with his first wife and was Chalres one of them or was charles the result of the second marriage? Please explain someone!



by Lulu


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20 【Re:His family】

★ 2008/01/26(Sat)

> I'm trying to do a project on Charles Dickens but I'm a little confused about his fathers wives and children. Did his father have the ten children with his first wife and was Chalres one of them or was charles the result of the second marriage? Please explain someone!
Hi lulu, I don't know whether I can clear your confusion but as far as I know Dickens' father only married once. He married Elizabeth Barrow and had a family of 8 children. Dickens was their 2nd child.



by Suha






18 【his wife】

★ 2008/01/22(Tue)

is it true that dickens wife went crazy, and spent all her time locked in her room, her sister came to live wither and charles to take on the duty of cleaning and the up keep of there home, and also did dickens himself fall in love with her, did his wife poison her and she died of heart failure, was dickens being blackmailed by a corupt police man.



by mariea coady






17 【Y do people still read dickens novels 2day?】

★ 2007/11/15(Thu)

I'm doing a report on dickens and thats one of the Q's i gotta answer,
any ideas?



by adam






16 【Dickens' evening question】

★ 2007/11/13(Tue)

In which Dickens novel did the cold wind whirls the leaves round & round until it hits a comfortable inn midway between 2 cities ?



by Vincent D Barrett






15 【u】

★ 2007/11/09(Fri)

hi



by dory






14 【A Christmas Carol vs. Oliver Twist】

★ 2007/11/09(Fri)

What are more major differences between A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist (literary devises, themes, etc.) I know the main characters are totally different- one is old, greedy, and selfish while the other is young, caring, and lovable- do you have any others? Thanks!



by Shannon






13 【help】

★ 2007/11/05(Mon)

i need a research paper topic about dickens nay ideas??



by ally hill






12 【books】

★ 2007/10/16(Tue)

Hi ev'ry1 Charles is the best writer eva



by sophie






10 【Charles Dickens】

★ 2007/06/06(Wed)

Hi , We would be very grateful if you could please send us some information on charles dickens. We are intriged by him and his life. We also adore his books.
yours faithfully Miss E Smith and Miss A Bright



by Miss E Smith and Miss A Bright




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