Victorians! discussion

June 2020 marks 150 years since the death of the incomparable Charles Dickens. So, we will be reading some Dickens to celebrate his life and works. Please nominate below excluding the novels listed here...

Bleak House, The Old Curiosity Shop, Our Mutual Friend, Haunted Man; No Thoroughfare; Christmas Carol; A Christmas Carol, The Haunted Man, The “Christmas” novels: A Christmas Carol, The Chimes and The Cricket on the Hearth/Christmas Books: A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, No Thoroughfare.

I nominate Little Dorrit.

Nominating Barnaby Rudge for the very selfish reason that it’s a Dickens I haven’t read yet. I’ve been working my way through for a couple of years now. ;-)

I have wanted to read Nicholas Nickleby for a long time. I nominate it for our Dickens read.

I nominate Master Humphrey’s Clock, because it’s next on my list of Dickens to read. I’m reading him chronologically.

“Oh no! I’ve cut the Dickens out of my hand.” - Julia Child

Nicholas Nickleby

Bruce nominates Master Humphrey's Clock

I would like to nominate The Pickwick Papers.

Sujash nominates The Pickwick Papers.

Barnaby Rudge

Daniela wrote: "Barnaby Rudge"

It is already nominated, Daniela. Would you care to nominate a different book?

The books so far nominated:

Little Dorrit
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Barnaby Rudge
Nicholas Nickleby
Master Humphrey's Clock
The Pickwick Papers
David Copperfield
American Notes and Pictures from Italy

Sorry I missed it!! no it's okay :-)

Renee wrote: "Nominating Barnaby Rudge for the very selfish reason that it’s a Dickens I haven’t read yet. I’ve been working my way through for a couple of years now. ;-)"

There is a great recording of BR on Librivox read by Mil Nicholson and she has other Dickens readings/recordings also.

If it’s not too late, I’d like to nominate David Copperfield.

American Notes and Pictures from Italy

Updated above in message 13.

That’s 8 nominations so we will close this thread & set up the poll. Thanks, Everyone!

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