tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407679229975998493.post5034935615944742842..comments2024-03-29T04:20:01.068-06:00Comments on The Quivering Pen: "Please, sir, I want some more Dickens"David Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06013514596973186440noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407679229975998493.post-61002844816791650472012-01-21T09:14:51.342-07:002012-01-21T09:14:51.342-07:00How nice to discover another die-hard fan! I hope...How nice to discover another die-hard fan! I hope you have gotten to his home and museum in London...I can hardly describe the feeling of being in the only surviving home where such greatness lived and wrote. I return to these novels over and over, for the pure joy of the written word! Thanks for the Saturday morning entertainment!DW Quilt Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16899274125241556024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407679229975998493.post-86159197146506542032012-01-21T08:09:40.822-07:002012-01-21T08:09:40.822-07:00I discovered Oliver! at just about the same age, a...I discovered <i>Oliver!</i> at just about the same age, and fell in love with it as well (although I still haven't quite gotten the Dickens bug... but there's always time). At six, though, I completely missed that Nancy was a prostitute and didn't really get the horror of her relationship with Bill Sykes -- picture a little suburban girl trotting around singing about black eyes and beatings. Niiice.Lisa Peethttp://www.likefire.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407679229975998493.post-10502420147625493712012-01-20T12:56:49.999-07:002012-01-20T12:56:49.999-07:00Nice piece! I've just returned to Dickens aft...Nice piece! I've just returned to Dickens after many years away and am having a great time. I love the way you capture how intense our love for certain books can be when we are young.jlallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08415137036976693102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407679229975998493.post-91256672378900143882012-01-19T12:04:48.458-07:002012-01-19T12:04:48.458-07:00This 'Hollywood Oliver' is the first I kne...This 'Hollywood Oliver' is the first I knew as well. You brought back a lot of memories with this piece. Thanks, David.James Goertelhttps://sites.google.com/site/carryeachhisburden/homenoreply@blogger.com