Walk London Following Dickens Books Nov 13, 2009
More than a century after they appeared in such Dickens novels as David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Christmas Carol and Little Dorrit (to name only a few), these locations are today part of a secret London: buildings that exist between the real and the fictional and whose uses have changed many times over the years. To walk London following Dickens books is to try to see the modern metropolis through the Victorian novelist s eyes; to recreate the atmosphere of his stories; to take a... (Suite101.com)
The Word: How finely should we put it? Oct 25, 2009
Dickens made it a signature for Mr. Snagsby in Bleak House, calling it the character s favorite apology for plain-speaking - the equivalent of pardon my French before a coarse characterization. But where does the metaphor come from. (Boston Globe)
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"It heralds a return to the kind of legal practice Dickens condemned in Bleak House," said Vail. The Sept. 14 meeting of groups mounting a challenge to Iqbal took place at the offices of Vail's client, the American Association for Justice. (Law.com)
Which earth-crisis documentary is for you? Sep 18, 2009
Takeaway: It's a grim and engaging yarn leavened by flashes of possibility, something like the legal case from Dickens' "Bleak House" transplanted into "Heart of Darkness." Opening-week audiences at New York's IFC Center have been tremendous. MSMSF: None. (Salon)
Dickens's Bleak House up for sale Apr 8, 2009
Dickens is said to have planned Bleak House at the property ... Dickens is said to have favoured it as a summer residence and is believed to have planned Bleak House there ... It said the property, now called Bleak House, was originally known as Fort House and was constructed as the residence of the fort captain during the Napoleonic Wars. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
G-L Charles Dickens Characters Mar 28, 2009
Bleak House, Hard Times, Old Curiosity Shop, Our Mutual Friend ... Introduced in Bleak House as a snobbish and standoffish woman, it is later revealed that she once possessed a very different personality. (Suite101.com)
Dickens meets 'Lost' in PBS's 'Little Dorrit' Mar 27, 2009
If you're at all inclined toward TV's literary efforts, you'll find much to savor in this production, which was written by Andrew Davies, the prolific screenwriter who gave us PBS's "Pride and Prejudice" in 1995 and "Bleak House" in 2006. "Little Dorrit" has so many virtues - indelible performances, stirring pathos, and an emotional and psychological heft unusual for Dickens - that you can forgive its one significant flaw (more on that later). (Boston Globe)
Critic's Corner Weekend Mar 27, 2009
Adapted by Andrew Davies (Bleak House, Pride and Prejudice), this five-part miniseries stars Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay and Matthew Macfadyen. Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
The Presidential Election of 1852 Mar 24, 2009
Although Charles Dickens Bleak House was published in England in 1852, the title could have easily referred to the house divided across the Atlantic. 1852 was an election year, coming on the heels of the contentious and prolonged debate regarding Mr. Clay s 1850 Compromise. (Suite101.com)
Bleak House: The 3-D Concert Experience Mar 18, 2009
Did Charles Dickens' 1867 trip to America inspire the first stirrings of modern celebrity culture. - By Matthew Pearl - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Love arrives a day late Feb 14, 2009
This isn't a truly great Dickens-on-TV. The benchmark is now the extraordinary depth of Bleak House a couple of years ago. This is very likeable, not lovable. (Globe and Mail)
