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08-08-2011, 04:44 AM | #31 |
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Nice Review Bookworm_Girl!
On the Esther-John Jarndyce relationship, it's interesting that Esther, before the marriage proposal does see JJ as a father figure and even says that to him. I recall that when she does so, JJ is rather upset about that! {though he hides his disappointment} I think it's clear in hindsight that Dickens had no intention of having their personal relationship develop along romantic lines. I keep wondering if there is some emotional echo of Dickens' own relationship with his sister-in-law whom he idolised and who was much younger than he. (However, she never got married} |
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I did a little research of Dickens's biography last year when I read the fiction novel Drood by Dan Simmons. Drood is about the last 5 years of Dickens's life after the Staplehurst rail crash and up to his death while writing The Mystery of Edwin Drood as told through the eyes of his friend / colleague Wilkie Collins. This book relates how he had a terrible marriage to Caroline and how important his sister-in-law was to the management of his household and the raising of his many children. Last edited by Bookworm_Girl; 08-08-2011 at 01:13 PM. |
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I confess my research was mostly via internet sites, and I also downloaded a collection of letters between Dickens and Collins that I think I found on Google Books. I found this website link to be very good for everything Dickens. The Family and Friends page is especially detailed.
http://charlesdickenspage.com/ |
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Tossing another thought into one aspect of the most current discussion . . .
I had always read that David Copperfield was considered that most autobiographical of Dickens' novels. That and the character of Agnes Wickfield in that novel was modeled on the love of Dickens' life. Consider the ending from David Copperfield: Quote:
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It is sad to draw to the end of a good read. Soon I will have to leave all my friends at Bleak House and London for the riots, downgrades and defaults of the real world.
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Or you could just go to the library (or right here on MR) and borrow another world for a while.
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Yes, it certainly was a great read! Dickens will always give value for the time and effort spent on his novels. Whatever its flaws, I really enjoyed Bleak House. A wonderful humanity does come through.
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08-13-2011, 04:37 PM | #40 |
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you know what, I did not enjoy it very much while reading it, but I've noticed that it has stayed with me quite a bit - these rather "flat" characters after all put together form quite a picture. And the discussion here has greatly improved my "post-read musings", so a bing thank you to all of you!
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