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Books by Charles Dickens mentioned on podcasts
The works of Charles Dickens have been referenced and discussed by prominent literary figures and podcast hosts. On How I Write, Dean Koontz recalled reading A Tale of Two Cities as his introduction to Dickens, describing the novel as deeply emotional and stating that he became utterly captivated by it. Koontz also referenced Oliver Twist and Great Expectations when arguing with his publisher that books featuring child protagonists can succeed, using them as examples of Dickens's mastery and willingness to embrace deep human emotion without fear. On The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Daniel quoted the famous opening line of A Tale of Two Cities to describe the current state of inequality in the UK. In another episode on the same show, Gary discussed reading Hard Times in the context of nineteenth-century Britain and industrialism, following a broader conversation about Charles Dickens and his literary impact.
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A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a classic historical novel set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, exploring themes of sacrifice, resurrection, and extreme societal upheaval.
Discussed“A Tale of Two Cities was one of the Dickens books that I like embarrassingly hadn't read until like two years ago.”
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Great Expectations
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is a classic Victorian novel following the orphan Pip as he navigates social class, ambition, and personal growth.
Discussed“Well, I you know, one year I taught Jane Air and uh and Great Expectations in the same year. And Janeire is the greatest representation of of female rage ever.”
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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a famous 1843 novella about the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his midnight visitations by ghostly specters that transform his life.
Discussed“And I think it's also appropriate in these holiday times thinking about like uh Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol and Ebenezer Scrooge”
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David Copperfield
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens is a classic 1850 semi-autobiographical novel that follows the emotional and professional maturation of its titular hero from an impoverished childhood to adulthood.
Discussed“You are reminding me of the part of David Copperfield where Mr. Micawber says, "If you have 20 pounds of annual expense, and at the end of the year, you have 20 pounds and 1 pence, you are a rich person.”
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Bleak House
Bleak House by Charles Dickens is a sprawling and intricate Victorian novel that famously critiques the British judicial system through the interminable chancery lawsuit of Jarndyce and Jarndyce.
Discussed“I had to speedread Blee House and Middle March in a week um to write an essay in my first week of of the first year.”
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Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens is a sweeping Victorian novel exploring wealth, corruption, and societal hypocrisy against the backdrop of the River Thames.
Recommended“i would pick our mutual friend by dickens which is just my personal very good and underrated”
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Hard Times
Hard Times by Charles Dickens is a classic nineteenth-century novel that explores the social and economic realities of industrial Britain through the fictional factory town of Coketown.
Discussed“yeah we talk about Charles Dickens I read hard times I read hard times and this is written in the 19th century when Britain was like the industrial super of the whole world”
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Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist is a classic novel by Charles Dickens that follows the life of an orphan navigating the harsh criminal underworld and street life of nineteenth-century London.
Discussed“Charles Dickens writes about kids on the streets, Oliver Twist.”
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The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens is a classic serialized Victorian novel following the tragic trials of Little Nell and her grandfather as they navigate poverty and hardship in nineteenth-century England.
Discussed“You know, I was just reminded of, you know, the days when Charles Dickens used to publish his novels in serial form. And there'd be people standing, Londoners standing on the docks waiting for the latest chapters of the old curiosity shop to be delivered because they were dying to know, like, is Little Nell going to be all right?”
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A Tale of Two Cities - The Original Classic Novel - Charles Dickens
Discussed“And to quote somebody, a figure from a Charles Dixon Dickens novel, if that's the law, then the law is an ass.”
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Barnaby Rudge
Discussed“I did my final Capstone on Barnaby rudge by Charles stickens and I've just I mean I was obsessed and so a lot of the classes I I made it through”
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Charles Dickens' Complete Works
Charles Dickens' Complete Works gathers the enduring novels, short stories, and social commentaries of the celebrated Victorian author Charles Dickens.
Recommended“or some Chucky Dickens you know get back to your roots”
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John D. MacDonald, Five Travis McGee Novels
Discussed“John D. McDonald who was uh was a Florida writer did 21 books in the Travis McGee series which is really one of the most magnificent series”
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Martin Chuzzlewit
Discussed“in fact there's a whole there's a book written by dickens when he visited the united states called martin chuzzlewitt when he describes all these sickly people in illinois and cairo illinois on the confluence of the mississippi and the ohio river he's clearly describing malaria”
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On Reading, Writing and Living with Books
Discussed“um it's a book that's coming out from the Pushkin press which is a British press um and they've already come out in England and uh it's part of a series the book is called on Reading Writing and living with books”
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The Pickwick Papers
Discussed“and like it says in the pickwick papers you don't taste it with a sip we tasted you got a gulp you got a quaff you got a something”
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