Sorry I also forgot to mention "Nicholas Nickleby." This novel has one of the most effective villain characters that Dickens has created. He matches Uraya Heap from Copperfield. Nicholas' sister doesn't follow my belief of Dickensian streak of female characters either. Pratik Pratik Patel Interim Director Office of Special Services Queens College Director CUNY Assistive Technology Services The City University of New York ppatel@xxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kellie Hartmann Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 8:11 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Dickens' novels Hmm, maybe the next Dickens book I read should be Pickwick Papers then. After that, maybe Copperfield. So far I've read Tale of Two Cities and Oliver Twist, and Martin Chuzzlewit, which is rambling and rather pointless although it has some funny satirical bits. Kellie