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The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Masterpiece Classic PBS – A Review

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , on 15 April 2012 | 18 Comments »

In 41 years of producing movie adaptations based on classic literature, Masterpiece Classic (formerly known as Master Theatre), has had a very productive relationship with author Charles Dickens. We have enjoyed two Bleak House’s, two David Copperfield’s, A Tale of Two Cities, Hard Times, Martin Chuzzlewit, Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend, two Oliver Twist’s, Little [...]

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Great Expectations 2012: Masterpiece Classic PBS – A Review

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , on 9 April 2012 | 14 Comments »

Charles Dickens’ classic novel Great Expectations has been adapted no less than fourteen times for the screen. Like Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, every ten years or so it gets trotted out for a new interpretation; and, for good reason. The tale is a masterpiece of storytelling – compelling to [...]

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Giveaway Winners Announced for The Charles Dickens Devotional

Posted in Victorian Authors, tagged , , , on 23 February 2012 | 5 Comments »

22 of you left comments qualifying you for a chance to win one of three copies of The Charles Dickens Devotional, edited by Jean Fisher. The winners drawn at random are: June who left a comment on February 08, 2012 Julie who left a comment on February 08, 2012 Dawn Teresa who left a comment [...]

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Giveaway Winners Announced for The Solitary House

Posted in Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , on 23 February 2012 | 4 Comments »

24 of you left comments qualifying you for a chance to win one of three advanced readers copies of The Solitary House, by Lynn Shepherd. The winners drawn at random are: Aurora who left a comment on February 07, 2012 Debra E. Marvin who left a comment on February 07, 2012 Melissa who left a [...]

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A Charles Dickens Devotional, edited by Jean Fischer – A Review & Giveaway!

Posted in Victorian Authors, tagged , , , on 7 February 2012 | 24 Comments »

Guest review by Br. Paul Byrd, OP Hidden like gems among the pages of [Dickens’] novels are numerous religious images and biblical references: in Great Expectations, Pip praying for the Lord to be merciful to Abel Magwitch, a sinner and formidable criminal; in Bleak House, the image of Christ ‘stooped down, writing with his finger [...]

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In Celebration of Charles Dickens’ 200th Birthday: From Jane Austen to Charles Dickens: Guest blog by Lynn Shepherd, & a Giveaway

Posted in Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 7 February 2012 | 25 Comments »

We are basically a tried and true Janeite, but quietly confess to admiration of another nineteenth-century novelist also born in Hampshire; – Charles Dickens. His style is entirely different than the witty underpinnings of our beloved Miss Austen, but one cannot ignore his fabulous characterizations and amazing plot twists. Today is the bicentenary of Dickens’ [...]

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