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To: AnAmericanMother

“...Trollope would agree with you better than Dickens . . .”

Good idea. I’d forgotten about Trollope. The last thing I remember reading is The Eustace(sp?) Diamond.

Dickens is so delightfully florid.


14 posted on 01/03/2011 12:51:24 PM PST by OpusatFR
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To: OpusatFR
The Eustace Diamonds is one of his London social problem novels. I like the ecclesiastical/county town ones (Barchester Towers, The Small House at Allington, Doctor Thorne (my favorite), etc.) better.

I will say that Lizzie Eustace is about the best characterization of a certain type of wicked woman that I've ever seen. She makes Beckie Sharp look like a cardboard cutout.

The problem I have with Dickens (and I know this is heresy, but . . . ) is that his characters are all exaggerations of a single personality quirk. I would not be surprised to meet Archdeacon Grantley or even Rev. Mr. Crawley on the street . . . but I would never expect to meet Mr. Micawber or Magwitch.

18 posted on 01/03/2011 3:14:26 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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