#charlesdickens — Public Fediverse posts

A few years ago, I was delighted to discover that Charles Dickens had written a scene of Spontaneous Human Combustion in his novel "Bleak House." Now Bill Shatner has thrilled me further, by sharing that Herman Melville and Mark Twain both wrote scenes of this strange phenomena, too! "The UnXplained." #spontaneoushumancombustion #combustion #humancombustion #TheUnXplained #williamshatner #billshatner #stange #stangephenomena #writers #classicauthors #authors #author #charlesdickens

I devoured classic novels as a teenager. In a world of distractions, can I relearn how to read them? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/02/classic-novels-relearn-how-to-read-distractions-screens #Books #Fiction #Classics #CharlesDickens #ThomasHardy #GeorgeEliot #BramStoker #LaurenceSterne #Culture

I just splurged on a pile of books from my favorite independent bookstore, Bookshop Santa Cruz!

I've been feeling the urge to actually READ the books I just skimmed in school as a teenager. Like, maybe one reason I feel so disconnected from others is the fact that I never actually read anything that I was supposed to read.

Plus a few for just the sheer fun of it . . .

#Books
#BookshopSantaCruz
#StephenKing
#MarkTwain
#CliffordHenderson
#BarbaraKingsolver
#RobertLouisStevenson
#CharlesDickens

It’s Weekend, Let’s Read: Who is the author with more works in the Guardian’s list of 100 greatest novels of all time?

The Guardian made a list of the 100 greatest novels of all time. You can see the list here, with links to how Guardian’s made it. First place of the list is George Eliot with Middlemarch, but I thought to check which authors had more works in this list. And it’s Virginia Woolf with five books!

Second place in the number of the novels in the list are Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, both with four books.

Best part? There all in public domain, so you want to start with any of these four authors, right here, right now, head to Project Gutenberg and let’s read!

Books by George Eliot – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/90

Books by Virginia Woolf – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/89

Books by Jane Austen – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/68

Books by Charles Dickens – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37

#GreatExpectations by #CharlesDickens

The story of Pip and the mysterious fortune that changes his life. Meet the haunting Miss Havisham in her decaying wedding dress. 🏚️🎩🕯️

Read here: https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/2018/08/great-expectations-by-charles-dickens.html

#GrimmsFairyTales by The #BrothersGrimm

Forget the cartoons—dive into the dark, enchanting, and often brutal roots of the folklore stories you thought you knew. 🌲🐺🍎

Read here: https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/2018/11/grimms-fairy-tales-by-brothers-grimm.html

https://www.europesays.com/ie/255061/ Gwyneth Paltrow Refused a Sex Scene with Ethan Hawke in “Great Expectations” Because She Thought Her Dad Would Have a Heart Attack #AlfonsoCuarón #Celebrities #CharlesDickens #Éire #Entertainment #EthanHawke #GreatExpectations #GwynethPaltrow #IE #Ireland #SexScene #VanityFair

People only just learn reason why Brits love to eat turkey at Christmas

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/food-drink/people-only-just-learn-reason-36258647

Calling all those who signed up for the Baa Baa Brighouse Book Club - it's time for the big reveal!

Introducing 'Great Expectations', a 100g skein of hand dyed 100% British Bluefaced Leicester 4 ply high twist yarn. There are two skeins in each box.

Included in the box is a copy of the Penguin Clothbound Classic edition of the book and a tin of Victorian style tea.

Boxes are already on their way. Happy knitting!

#yarn #knitting #crochet #indieyarn #indiedyer #handdyedyarn #yarnclub #bookclub #books #reading #Dickens #CharlesDickens #Victorian #GreatExpectations

Calling all those who signed up for the Baa Baa Brighouse Book Club - it's time for the big reveal!

Introducing 'Great Expectations', a 100g skein of hand dyed 100% British Bluefaced Leicester 4 ply high twist yarn. There are two skeins in each box.

Included in the box is a copy of the Penguin Clothbound Classic edition of the book and a tin of Victorian style tea.

Boxes are already on their way. Happy knitting!

#yarn #knitting #crochet #indieyarn #indiedyer #handdyedyarn #yarnclub #bookclub #books #reading #Dickens #CharlesDickens #Victorian #GreatExpectations

Calling all those who signed up for the Baa Baa Brighouse Book Club - it's time for the big reveal!

Introducing 'Great Expectations', a 100g skein of hand dyed 100% British Bluefaced Leicester 4 ply high twist yarn. There are two skeins in each box.

Included in the box is a copy of the Penguin Clothbound Classic edition of the book and a tin of Victorian style tea.

Boxes are already on their way. Happy knitting!

#yarn #knitting #crochet #indieyarn #indiedyer #handdyedyarn #yarnclub #bookclub #books #reading #Dickens #CharlesDickens #Victorian #GreatExpectations

Calling all those who signed up for the Baa Baa Brighouse Book Club - it's time for the big reveal!

Introducing 'Great Expectations', a 100g skein of hand dyed 100% British Bluefaced Leicester 4 ply high twist yarn. There are two skeins in each box.

Included in the box is a copy of the Penguin Clothbound Classic edition of the book and a tin of Victorian style tea.

Boxes are already on their way. Happy knitting!

#yarn #knitting #crochet #indieyarn #indiedyer #handdyedyarn #yarnclub #bookclub #books #reading #Dickens #CharlesDickens #Victorian #GreatExpectations

Who is better, Dickens or Shakespeare? We asked nine prominent writers https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/02/who-is-better-dickens-or-shakespeare #WilliamShakespeare #CharlesDickens #VirginiaWoolf #AndrewDavies #ChinuaAchebe #WoleSoyinka #SarahPerry #ElifShafak #Stagebooks #Culture #Books

Your daily Dickens.
#readerslife #CharlesDickens #barbarakingsolver

What the Dickens? Our Mutual Friend (my favourite book ever) - YouTube. Haven’t watched this video yet, but saving for later. Our Mutual Friend is easily my favourite Dickens novel, and one of my absolute all time favourite novels ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKIG2UPlflU #Dickens #CharlesDickens #Literature #VictorianLiterature #Fiction #Novels #Books #Reading #Bookstodon #Booktube #FavouriteBooks #FavoriteBooks #NineteenthCentury

Can't stop the #BookWeek at https://www.twitch.tv/chilliteracy
Tonight Sam's back with some Year One favourites! We've got Dickens, Stevenson, Middleton, Nesbitt, and maybe more if there's time? Come and find a new story to love!
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#Audiobook #ReadingAloud #TheSignalMan #CharlesDickens #TheBodySnatcher #RobertLouisStevenson #ManSizeInMarble #EdithNesbitt #TheGhostShip #RichardMiddleton #cozy

Barbara #Kingsolver's Demon Copperhad is strongly based on 'Dickens' David Copperfield. To help me understand the former, I've just re-read the latter. It's great!
See https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/c41c53f4-aba6-4965-9716-1348a495ffe4

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#DemonCopperhaed
#CharlesDickens
#BararaKingsolver
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#literature
#classic

Ninth-fifteenth: MASON & DIXON, THE STAND, GRIMMISH, NEGATIVE SPACE, HOUSE OF LEAVES, A SCENT OF NEW-MOWN HAY and A TALE OF TWO CITIES.

https://captainfez.com/2023/03/14/book-reviews-six-or-so-no-its-six/

#noxp #books2023 #books #kindle #fiction #bookstodon #thomaspynchon #masonanddixon #michaelwinkler #grimmish #bryeager #negativespace #houseofleaves #markzdanielewski #ascentofnewmownhay #johnblackburn #charlesdickens #ataleoftwocities