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Kit Harington & The Witcher Star’s Anticipated New TV Show Arrives on Streaming Today
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New #Blog Post: Grip #TheRaven, the most important bird in all of #literature.
On my recent trip to the @freelibrary, I met Grip, a raven who once belonged to #CharlesDickens, and who was the inspiration for #EdgarAllanPoe's greatest poem.
https://aarubin.wordpress.com/2026/09/04/grip-the-raven-the-most-important-bird-in-literature/
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In the spirit of the impressive monthly reading summaries of @edwardchampion here’s what I managed to read in August
#books #bookstodon #reading #charlesdickens #dickens #classicliterature #literature
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A Christmas Coral: Great Books That Never Were 🪸
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas is a famous Charles Dickens novella from 1843. It is not as good as the Muppet Christmas Carol special film (1992) of the same work (the one with Michael Caine in it).
However, better yet is the 1991 classic A Christmas Coral by novelist Dick Charles. This was his last work he ever had published, for he was abducted by aliens in 1993 and hasn’t been heard from since. Thus, this beautiful book is a testament to his existence prior to abandoning life on Earth.
Just Keep Swimming in A Christmas Coral
“It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour. Oh, except whooping cough syndrome. That’s pretty contagious…”
The story follows the life of Ebenezer Scurvy in 1762, a pirate whom is a bit of a miserable prick. However, when he’s mercilessly attacked by a great white shark the blood loss leads to him viewing the world in a more upbeat way.
As he floats about in the ocean with a limb missing, he recalls his life in a series of hallucinations. The chapters go like this:
- Prologue
- Birth
- Childhood
- Formative years at Yarr University
- SHIVER ME TIMBERS!!!
- Recession
- More recession
- Plague outbreak
- Scurvy outbreak
- Pirating years
- Shark attack and limb loss
- Further pontifications
- Death and absorption by the ocean
- Epilogue
A Christmas Coral is notorious for its tediousness. The work is 1,100 pages and rambles a fair bit. It also makes references to more modern life, which is somewhat anachronistic given the work is supposed to be set in 1762.
“For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself. And if you’re unaware about that reference, I’m on about Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone.”
Many literary critics were at pains to point out Macaulay Culkin could not possibly have starred in Home Alone circa 1762 as:
- Macaulay Culkin wasn’t alive
- Cinema didn’t exist
To set the record straight on this matter, Professional Moron reached out via telepathy to Dick Charles for a comment. He declined to comment. As such, his legacy is in ruins and this book is stupid woopid.
Addendum Thesis: Is The Christmas Carol Even Related to Christmas in Any Way?
We’re ending this review on a mini-dissertation, for there’s much scholarly musing over whether A Christmas Carol is, indeed, a work of Xmas-related literature. There are three core postulations:
- Yes, it is
- No, it is not
- Maybe
Compelling arguments, all, but we tend to side on the front of “maybe” as it’s the most apathetic. Yet, on reflection, we feel we may change our stance to “yes” as that’s the most nonsensical, but plausible.
We mean, it’s there in the title: A Christmas Carol.
The work may not go on to have anything to do about Christmas, or corals for that matter, but it’s there in the name and, therefore, that is a convincing argument (if one a tad childlike in its reasoning). Plus, the book references Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone and that’s about as Xmas as it gets, eh?
#AChristmasCarol #AChristmasCoral #Books #CharlesDickens #coral #Humor #Lifestyle #Literature #Pirates #Reading #Satire #satirical #Sea #Silly -
It was the best of times… and everyone lived happily.
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‘All the watering places are crammed with hot people’: on holiday with Dickens https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/20/holiday-charles-dickens-exhibition #CharlesDickens #Books #Exhibitions #Culture #ArtAndDesign #London #Kent #IsleOfWight #Travel
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‘Armed with a hamper from Fortnum & Mason’: on holiday with Charles Dickens
By Caroline DaviesExhibition at Charles Dickens Museum in London looks at writer’s holiday pursuits, from Kent to the Isle of Wight
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/20/holiday-charles-dickens-exhibition
#CharlesDickens #Books #Exhibitions #Culture #Artanddesign #London #Kent #IsleofWight #Travel #TheGuardian #CarolineDavies
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#YukioMishima on vanhastaankin lempikirjailijoitani. Jostakin syystä moni kirjallisuuden lempparini on kaukana oikealla, vaikka itse olen niin vasemmalla kuin pelilaudalla pääsee. Eilen ei #VinhanKirjakauppa kuitenkaan vielä tarjonnut ”uutta” Mishimaa. Ostin toisia lemppareita, #JorgeLuisBorges'ia ja #CharlesDickens'iä. Kyllä, kulutan klassikoita. #kirjallisuus
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Win a luxury family stay in London and tickets to see West End smash-hit Oliver!
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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come by Scott A. Johnson
Artful and insightful—an accompanying character study and prequel to a timeless classic
The post The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come by Scott A. Johnson appeared first on Independent Book Review.
https://independentbookreview.com/2026/08/05/the-ghost-of-christmas-yet-to-come-by-scott-a-johnson/#bookreview #charlesdickens #ChristmasFiction #indieauthor #indiebookreview
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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come by Scott A. Johnson
Artful and insightful—an accompanying character study and prequel to a timeless classic
The post The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come by Scott A. Johnson appeared first on Independent Book Review.
https://independentbookreview.com/2026/08/05/the-ghost-of-christmas-yet-to-come-by-scott-a-johnson/#bookreview #charlesdickens #ChristmasFiction #indieauthor #indiebookreview
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The Ghost of Christmas Present by Scott A. Johnson
A richly imagined Dickensian prequel that breathes luminous life into the Ghost of Christmas Present—and the generous soul who became him.
The post The Ghost of Christmas Present by Scott A. Johnson appeared first on Independent Book Review.
https://independentbookreview.com/2026/08/04/the-ghost-of-christmas-present-by-scott-a-johnson/#bookreview #charlesdickens #holidayfiction #LiteraryAndGeneralFiction #ScottAJohnson
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The Ghost of Christmas Present by Scott A. Johnson
A richly imagined Dickensian prequel that breathes luminous life into the Ghost of Christmas Present—and the generous soul who became him.
The post The Ghost of Christmas Present by Scott A. Johnson appeared first on Independent Book Review.
https://independentbookreview.com/2026/08/04/the-ghost-of-christmas-present-by-scott-a-johnson/#bookreview #charlesdickens #holidayfiction #LiteraryAndGeneralFiction #ScottAJohnson
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Johnny Depp is playing Scrooge? I am not here for his big Hollywood comeback https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/24/johnny-depp-is-playing-scrooge-i-am-not-here-for-his-big-hollywood-comeback #JohnnyDepp #Film #Culture #FamilyFilms #AmberHeard #Comiccon #CharlesDickens
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Johnny Depp is playing Scrooge? I am not here for his big Hollywood comeback
By Stuart Heritage‘It’s good to be back,’ says the actor in a new trailer for the forthcoming Ebenezer. Has everyone forgotten about the ghosts of his past?
#JohnnyDepp #Film #Culture #Familyfilms #AmberHeard #ComicCon #CharlesDickens #TheGuardian #StuartHeritage
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📖 Bastille Day Read: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Dickens' sweeping novel of the French Revolution follows lives caught between London and Paris during history's most tumultuous era. A story of love, sacrifice, and redemption with one of literature's greatest openings.
Read for free in BookShelves:
https://lk0.eu/bks21m#Bookstodon #FediReads #FreeBooks #Classics #BookShelves #BastilleDay #CharlesDickens #literature
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Museum gala will celebrate 150th anniversary of historic signal box http://dlvr.it/TTR1mV #AmberleyMuseum #Billingshurst #CharlesDickens #Museum
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“As a writer, #Dickens was concerned with social issues of his time such as poverty, child abuse, class conflict, greed, materialism, and bureaucracy. In doing so, he sheds light on what was often the invisible lot of society.” 5 reasons for reading #CharlesDickens open.substack.com/pub/dickensp...
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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
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The scandalous reason Americans say ‘Merry Christmas’ while Brits say ‘Happy Christmas’
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/merry-christmas-vs-happy-christmas-ex1/
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THE LAST PAGE SELLS THE NEXT BOOK: How to write endings that satisfiy readers
Career Authors
There’s a saying in publishing: First page sells the book, last page sells the next book. Which means you need to take as much care with the last page as the first page. Here are some tips from USA TODAY bestselling author and literary agent Paula Munier on how to win loyal readers when you write The End.
THE LAST PAGE SELLS THE NEXT BOOK: How to write endings that satisfiy readers Paula Munier…
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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
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Roddy Doyle: ‘When you’re a Dublin writer, you’re inevitably asked about Joyce, and it’s tedious’ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/23/roddy-doyle-booker-prize-winning-author-novelist-interview-irish-writer-joyce #Books #Culture #JamesJoyce #CharlesDickens #RoddyDoyle #SydneyWritersFestival
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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
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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
#BookLook #books #CharlesDickens #Classics #GeorgeEliot #GreatestNovels #Guardian #JaneAusten #publicDomain #readings #VirginiaWoolf -
Der Bahnwärter – Von Charles Dickens
“Hallo! Sie da unten!” – Da sind sie wieder, die Worte, die der Signalwärter Braxton schon in anderen Nächten von dem steilen Abhang her hörte. Ein Jahr zuvor sah er die Gestalt zum ersten Mal, die winkend zu ihm in die finstere Schlucht hinunterrief, während er seinen Dienst an den Gleisen versah. Sie liegen an einer Tunneleinfahrt, auf die mehrmals am Tag ein Schnellzug zurast. Wer oder was ist dieses “Gespenst”? Braxton weiß es nicht, doch eines steht fest: Ein jedes Mal, nachdem es ihn gerufen hatte, geschah ein furchtbares Unglück! Nun hört Braxton die warnenden Rufe erneut.
https://dn711204.ca.archive.org/0/items/der_bahnwaerter_1951/der_bahnwaerter.mp3
https://archive.org/details/der_bahnwaerter_1951
#1866 #1951 #archiveOrg #BR #CharlesDickens #DerBahnwärter #Hörspiel