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“What greater gift than the love of a cat?”

- Charles Dickens

original artwork by Erisiar

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2021-01-09

Uriah Heep created by Charles Dickens in David Copperfield is a villain of the worst kind, a snivelling sycophantic creep, noted for his cloying “umbleness” & insincerity. Motivated by greed, he schemes & manipulates, to gain control of the Wickfield fortune.

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2021-01-08

Smoking Bishop is a type of mulled wine, punch or wassail. It was especially popular in Victorian England at Christmas time and it is mentioned in Dickens' story A Christmas Carol.

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2021-01-07

Today, marks the birthday of Charles Culliford 'Boz' eldest son of Charles & Catherine Dickens and older brother to the artist Kate Perugini. Find out more about the Dickens children in my of Charley was born in 1837.

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2021-01-06

in 1841, Dickens finishes the 38th number (chapters 69-70) of The Old Curiosity Shop. He writes, "I am slowly murdering that poor child. It wrings my heart. Yet it must be."

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2021-01-06

Born OTD - 06/01/1837 - Charles Culliford Boz Dickens - the first child of CD and Catherine. "After a day and night of watching and anxiety, I was yesterday made - not a member of the Garrick Club; but a father." To Richard Bentley 07/01/1837

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2021-01-06

Thanks, Kelly! This art reminds of The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come in Dicken's A Christmas Carol, with Ignorance and Want clawing out of his robes (though, of course, in the story Ignorance and Want were hiding in the robes of The Ghost of Christmas Present).

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2021-01-04

I guess we can all use some hope for this year. And some Emily Dickenson poetry. Stay safe, stay healthy! And many thanks to for providing a great stock image that inspired me to paint my first water colour in 2021. 😊

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2021-01-03

Charles Dickens, preface to David Copperfield.

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2021-01-01

In book 6 chapter 2 of "Life of Forster reproduces a number of character sketches by Phiz of Paul Dombey.

In his introduction to Dombey, Andrew Lang wrote: "Mr. Dombey looks like a collection of criminal butlers."

We'd read that!

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2020-12-29

In addition to the usual monthly illustrations for "Dombey and Son," Phiz made several character sketches including this utterly charming Little Paul held in Philadelphia at the .

https://t.co/Fd04HQzDkR

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2020-12-29

Otro clásico de estas fechas: 'Cuento de Navidad' de Charles

Guión de dibujos de
Portada de
n° 90
https://t.co/GgXYyqM1gc vía

Y la edición para México, Colombia y Venezuela
n° 40.

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2020-12-26

A Christmas Carol, 1914 de Harold M. Shaw la clásica historia de Charles Dickens de tres espíritus navideños con Ebenezer Scroonge, es una pelicula muda, pero es de las primeras adaptaciones del muy afamado libro.

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2020-12-25

Here are some wonderful scenes from Charles Dickens’ Xmas Eve ghost story, “A Christmas Carol,” done by Norman Rockwell’s nostalgic hand. I love them, especially Mr. & Mrs. Fezziwig 😂! Merry Xmas Eve, everyone! 🎄☺️☃️❄️❤️

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2020-12-25

Feeling a bit "Bob Cratchit (ish) today, toiling away at my desk...



Image: Pinterest

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2020-12-25

Dickens's Ghost of Christmas Present, by John Leech, 1843, a version of Father Christmas & dressed in green: https://t.co/O7kaSZf4j3

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2020-12-23

Famed 19th century author Charles Dickens (with rat)

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2020-12-23

Charles Dickens' Books series had five novellas published in the 1840s--all had social and moral messages.⁠ "The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In" was published in 1844.

Read it in HaithiTrust:
https://t.co/x4kwPvqHbs

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2020-12-23