Happy 200th Birthday, Mr. Dickens!

[BoSoxGal]

Nice piece on NPR this morning:
http://www.wbur.org/npr/146473441/dicke ... bah-humbug

I celebrated by purchasing an illustrated Complete Works for my kindle; I haven't read any Dickens since law school, and it seems a good time to start reading through all the novels again.

I can't imagine my life without Dickens in it; my youthful excursions through the landscapes of his novels shaped my love of language and stoked a lifelong passion for literature.

[Sean]

Funnily enough, I loaded about a dozen Dickens novels on to my kindle just the other day...

[Lord Jim]

Happy 200th Birthday, Mr. Dickens!

And he doesn't look a day over 175....

[Rick]

More gruel please.

Ah shut up and sit down kid or we'll beat the Dickens outta ya...

[Gob]

There was an amusing enough Dickens Parody on at Xmas in the UK

[BoSoxGal]

The Delphi classics complete illustrated is the one I purchased; a truly lovely edition for $2.99. Original illustrations and lots of extras, including critical articles. I'd read most of the novels before (a few repeatedly), but not many of the shorter works, nor any poetry/plays. Should be fun to explore. Presently happily exploring the world of David Copperfield.


eta: I really, really love my kindle. I gave up the majority of my library prior to moving and it's great to get back so much of the classic literature so inexpensively, and in a way that is so portable. Just want to say again how highly I recommend it to anyone contemplating. I also think the regular kindle without backlight is superior for reading than the kindle fire; I don't care for reading on a lighted screen for long periods of time - I do too much of it at work.

[Gob]

Complete Dickens for $2.99? Bargain of the century.

[Rick]

Complete Dickens for $2.99? Bargain of the century.

I would think so too I got 3 works under one cover for $5 (used) and thought it was a deal...

[BoSoxGal]

Gob, check this out:


http://delphiclassics.com/shop/?p=1848

I plan to buy many more; excellent quality eBook with great navigation and many extras.

I'm becoming mindful of the limited years I have left to read and really wanting to get back to the Canon. The benefit of expired copyright is a plus.

[Gob]

Dear god, that's fantastic! Though the only thing new I would get from it would be some of the short stories.

[Gob]

Coincidently, I went to see this exhibition today;

Handwritten: Ten Centuries of manuscript treasures from Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin


This summer, the National Library of Australia presents an exhibition of one hundred unique manuscript treasures from the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Germany*s greatest library which celebrates its 350th anniversary this year.

Spanning more than one thousand years of history, the exhibition features exquisite illuminated manuscripts, rare letters, sketches and documents and priceless musical scores, each handwritten by major figures in literature, religion, science, music, exploration and philosophy.

From Dante*s Divine Comedy to a manuscript by Albert Einstein, to Mozart*s Marriage of Figaro, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore 100 significant moments in thought and human endeavour. Bach, Beethoven, Cook, Curie, Darwin, Dickens, Dostoyevsky, Galileo, Goethe, Haydn, Kafka, Kant, Kepler, Machiavelli, Marx, Michelangelo, Napoleon, Newton, Nietzsche, Nightingale, Nobel, Pasteur and Watt are just some of the other many names featured in this remarkable exhibition.

Book your free Handwritten tickets

Book Handwritten events or phone 02 6262 1271

http://www.nla.gov.au/event/2426

Though they had some Dickens, the highlight for me was Beethoven's manuscript for his Symphony No.5.