Dickens!
Get excited folks.
I have always been partial to the "greatest novelist of the Victorian period" (according to Wikipedia--don't judge me, you use it too). I originally wanted to read The Pickwick Papers, but for some reason when I awoke this morning, I was not feeling it. So, my search continued for a novel by Dickens that would meet the qualifications requested by Joseph and would keep everyone entertained for the couple of months that it would take for us to complete it. I also wanted the book to have some significance to the author--I like it when actions have many different meanings.
I eventually landed on Our Mutual Friend.
Get excited folks.
I have always been partial to the "greatest novelist of the Victorian period" (according to Wikipedia--don't judge me, you use it too). I originally wanted to read The Pickwick Papers, but for some reason when I awoke this morning, I was not feeling it. So, my search continued for a novel by Dickens that would meet the qualifications requested by Joseph and would keep everyone entertained for the couple of months that it would take for us to complete it. I also wanted the book to have some significance to the author--I like it when actions have many different meanings.
I eventually landed on Our Mutual Friend.
This 782 page, 4 book novel surely meets the request for a meaty, stew-y, cake-y, chewy novel. This is the last complete novel that Dickens wrote. Similar to his other novels, Our Mutual Friend was published in a monthly serial from May 1864 through November 1865.
I encourage you to go ahead and acquire your copy and to read up a little on Dickens and Our Mutual Friend. The next post will include a little more background on both as well as our proposed reading schedule. This one will be a little more involved than was Poe, so I will take greater care in its execution.
Here are links to the text on various websites as well as e-books.
Google Play Books--This works on Barnes and Noble's Nook too.
Amazon Kindle
Project Gutenberg -- Several options here
The Text Online--no download required
I am looking forward to this one. I think it will be fun. Go ahead and begin reading if you wish. I imagine we will cover at least the first 3-4 chapters in our first week.
I encourage you to go ahead and acquire your copy and to read up a little on Dickens and Our Mutual Friend. The next post will include a little more background on both as well as our proposed reading schedule. This one will be a little more involved than was Poe, so I will take greater care in its execution.
Here are links to the text on various websites as well as e-books.
Google Play Books--This works on Barnes and Noble's Nook too.
Amazon Kindle
Project Gutenberg -- Several options here
The Text Online--no download required
I am looking forward to this one. I think it will be fun. Go ahead and begin reading if you wish. I imagine we will cover at least the first 3-4 chapters in our first week.
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