tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post8727748159046149272..comments2024-03-27T23:07:10.996-07:00Comments on The Victorianist: “Happy 199th Birthday to You”, The Early Life of Charles John Huffam DickensThe Amateur Casualhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15553683833137054780noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-87319205095038296822011-10-07T05:12:31.265-07:002011-10-07T05:12:31.265-07:00Thanks Andreas, I hope people will enjoy your revi...Thanks Andreas, I hope people will enjoy your review - especially with next year being his 200th birthday!The Amateur Casualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553683833137054780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-12081429543543654302011-10-07T04:17:14.291-07:002011-10-07T04:17:14.291-07:00I really found Claire Tomalin's book on Dicken...I really found Claire Tomalin's book on Dickens' life very interesting. If you'd like like read my review of the book, here it is: http://ratemybooks.com/2011/charles-dickens-a-life-by-claire-tomalin/Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384779737164496982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-25548236381615200002011-08-15T22:52:52.832-07:002011-08-15T22:52:52.832-07:00Thanks for the link, Hels, please find me as a hap...Thanks for the link, Hels, please find me as a happy follower of your blog!<br /><br />I think as the years went on in Dickens' marriage to Catherine that he did find her all those things, although, its hardly surprising as the poor woman was virtually always pregnant.<br /><br />He certainly didn't treat her as he should have in the later years of their relationship, but separation was a bit of a no-no back then, especially for a celebrity author whose novels were very moralistic.The Amateur Casualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553683833137054780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-23819126778185941322011-08-15T16:38:36.419-07:002011-08-15T16:38:36.419-07:00Thank you. I had no idea that Dickens met the daug...Thank you. I had no idea that Dickens met the daughter of the co-editor George Hogarth when he was working for the Evening Chronicle. I assumed that he found Catherine lazy, sloppy and not very intellectual because she was born to a much less literate family.<br /><br />I have created a link and hope that readers follow up on your information on the first half of Dickens' life. Many thanks<br />Hels<br />Art and Architecture, mainly<br />http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2011/07/charles-dickens-years-in-broadstairs.htmlHelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-53562281181063542011-02-07T04:54:38.822-08:002011-02-07T04:54:38.822-08:00Ah!
That's great to hear, I'm a little le...Ah!<br /><br />That's great to hear, I'm a little less nervous about it now!<br /><br />ThanksThe Amateur Casualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553683833137054780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651641356618861735.post-72611031652500421962011-02-07T04:07:34.886-08:002011-02-07T04:07:34.886-08:00Fascinating! There was a lot in there that your av...Fascinating! There was a lot in there that your average Charles Dickens reader wouldn't know (myself included) so thanks for enlightening us.CharmedLassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408541277096433664noreply@blogger.com