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Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was said to be the pickings of literature in the nineteenth century, but I couldn't make it pass page three!

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Laura Breidenthal

Date: 3/19/2016 5:47:00 AM

HAH! This is cute, Timothy. This reminded me of Tom Lehrer's satire song "A Christmas Carol". -"Kill the turkeys, ducks and chickens, Mix the punch, draaaag out the dickens, Even though the prospect sickens, Brother, here we go again!" Always, Laura

Laura Breidenthal
Date: 3/20/2016 10:36:00 PM

Oh my gosh....yes!!!! I love his version of Creep too. He's fantastic. ^~^ -Always, Laura

Timothy Hicks
Date: 3/20/2016 9:43:00 PM

Never heard that one before! Perhaps when I'm feeling adventurous I'll "drag him out" once more ;) You ever heard of Richard Cheese? He does jazz, big band parodies of heavy metal songs .... look up Down with the Sickness Richard Cheese ... it's funny!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 5/18/2013 7:00:00 PM

I loved Great Expectations, we had to read it in grade six but I really enjoyed it so it was not a chore. If you have a chance check out my Pantoum, you seem familiar with the form and I want to make sure I am on the right track.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 5/19/2013 12:33:00 AM

I will for sure do that! I might pick up a Dickens again... but at the current state I can't wrap my head around the style of writing.

Abdulhafeez Oyewole

Date: 5/17/2013 12:20:00 PM

An excellent clerihew. Very deep and rich. How are you doing Tim?

Timothy Hicks
Date: 5/17/2013 2:50:00 PM

I am doing good... just living life and writing like a mad man (lol). Appreciate your visits!

Michael Kirby

Date: 5/16/2013 11:21:00 AM

Ha, nice. But I have to disagree, with novels like Our Mutual Friend and Bleak House! :)

Timothy Hicks
Date: 5/16/2013 12:14:00 PM

Perhaps I'll pick it up again... the mindset you have, when picking up a book, is very important. Thanks for commenting...

Jack Jordan

Date: 5/16/2013 8:24:00 AM

Oh my... Me too. Jack

Timothy Hicks
Date: 5/16/2013 12:13:00 PM

Thanks Jack. It was his level of fame that allured me...

Eileen Manassian

Date: 5/16/2013 12:06:00 AM

NO!!!!!! NO NO NO NO NO!!! Timothy!!! Seriously? David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities..."It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"..."Recalled to Life" I'm writing a poem on that one! I loved Tommy Traddles so much I drew skeletons all over my locker! Uriah the Heep...what a creep..a living example of Satan! Steerforth being saved from drowning by the man whose girl he stole? COME ON! RECANT! RECANT! RECANT!!!

Eileen Manassian
Date: 5/16/2013 2:41:00 PM

I'll forgive you, my dear. :)

Timothy Hicks
Date: 5/16/2013 12:27:00 AM

I seem to have brushed upon a sensitive topic with you... lol! So far Sherlock Holmes has been the only nineteenth century literature that wasn't too hard to understand the era-barrier.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 5/16/2013 12:26:00 AM

I honestly WANTED to like Dickens. He was so famous and looked incredibly interesting. But it was really hard to move past the olden style language... I actually made it through 50 pages or so, but found it difficult to familiarize myself with the language. Maybe someday I'll pick it up and try again!