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Somehow fitting that Dickens was born on a day of upheaval and cataclysm across The Great Pond, the river most associated in the public's mind with slavery having changed its very course due to earthquake and the New Madrid Fault:
Some good, old-fashioned tabloid blowhardism at work here:
As Charles Dickens celebrates his 200th birthday, why the greatest
of all British novelists would not have a chance of making it today... (Daily Mail)
And, similarly, though with a better shot at clanging the bell:
Charles Dickens novels 'too long for today's young' says writer's biographer (Daily Mail)
Fun (well, more fun than that last lot) short articles:
Ten things you might not know about Charles Dickens (nationalpost.com) 10 Greatest Charles Dickens Characters (theatlanic.com)
Guardian, with what's up, celebration-wise: Dickens's 200th birthday celebrated around the world and on the web
And from PopCandy via USAToday, lots of links (Dickens quotes, Dickens quiz, etc.): Charles Dickens' 200th: Eleven ways to celebrate
Some good, old-fashioned tabloid blowhardism at work here:
As Charles Dickens celebrates his 200th birthday, why the greatest
of all British novelists would not have a chance of making it today... (Daily Mail)
And, similarly, though with a better shot at clanging the bell:
Charles Dickens novels 'too long for today's young' says writer's biographer (Daily Mail)
Fun (well, more fun than that last lot) short articles:
Ten things you might not know about Charles Dickens (nationalpost.com) 10 Greatest Charles Dickens Characters (theatlanic.com)
Guardian, with what's up, celebration-wise: Dickens's 200th birthday celebrated around the world and on the web
And from PopCandy via USAToday, lots of links (Dickens quotes, Dickens quiz, etc.): Charles Dickens' 200th: Eleven ways to celebrate