I am still partial to Oliver Twist, smile.
But David Copperfield is absolutely wonderful too.
He was a wonderful portrayer of the "working class" in England, which a lot
of authors didn't want to touch in his day.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 2:36 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Moby Dick
In my opinion, where Dickens really shines is in A Tale of Two Cities. It
is a masterpiece even with the descripptions. Also David Copperfield.
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 1:18 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Moby Dick
Yep Charles Dickens also got paid by the word for a lot of his novels.
Oliver Twist, The Pickwick Papers, and Bleak House for three.
And Les Miserabs by Victor Hugo, was originally a set, and so he goes into
graphic and extreme detail about the Battle at Waterloo, sigh.
Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 10:40 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Moby Dick
> The problem with it, and a lot of the novels of that
> day was they got paid
> by the word. sigh.
>
That's interesting. I didn't know that.
I liked ths story when I read it in college. I just
didn't like the dissertation on whales, which, of
course, is one of the things that's supposed to be
make it an important book.
Cindy
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