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Similar to #Dickens's later female characters such as Mrs. Badger and Mrs. Jellyby (Bleak House), Mrs. Leo Hunter dominates her (adoring) husband and carries out multiple public activities.
The text satirizes her belief in her own importance - but does the same to Pickwick!
With Dickens and Co. came 6 saddle-horses, an armed guard, and 22 guides, because the wintry weather rendered the climb extremely dangerous.
Initially, the women were put in two litters (chairs with poles) and carried up the icy slope.
On Friday, 21 February 1845 at 4pm, Charles #Dickens and other brave-or foolish-adventurers (Mr. Le Gros, Catherine, Georgina Hogarth, Louis Roche), set out on an adventure.
They planned to climb Italy's famous Mt. Vesuvius on the Gulf of Naples to gaze into its flaming crater🌋
With Dickens and Co. came 6 saddle-horses, an armed guard, and 22 guides, because the wintry weather rendered the climb extremely dangerous.
Initially, the women were put in two litters (chairs with poles) and carried up the icy slope.
"The Goblins Who Stole The Sexton" was a popular embedded story in #Dickens' Pickwick Papers. It was frequently illustrated. Which version do you prefer?
W. R. Hill
Joseph Grego
Thomas Nast
or Phiz's original
Images from this great page:
https://t.co/7FbQDJyMAW
You can be a different person after the pandemic.
Why not try Dick Datchery?
(Image from Drood Inquiry)
Her grief at #Dickens's sudden death in 1870 was extreme and long-lasting, with Mamie steadily refusing to ever again hear public readings of her father's works
People had strong feelings about Oliver Twist (57.1%), and Old Curiosity Shop (22) edged out Barnaby (20.9) in a nail-biting finish.
But! The Barnaby supporters were the most impassioned in their support. If you haven't given that #Dickens novel a read, now just may be the time! https://t.co/s3o2FeFdFt
The #Dickens Festival in Riverside California is going remote!
This weekend (20-21 February) and next (27-28th).
Get your tickets here: https://t.co/TwvJjCyaCN