Dickensblog

'Nick Nickleby' under way

Here's some more information about the BBC's modernized version of Nicholas Nickleby, which begins production next month.

Test your Dickens knowledge

. . . with this quiz from the Albany Times Union.

Call for captions!

We have a couple more screenshots from The Mystery of Edwin Drood (here's one I already did, in case you missed it) that I think are just begging for captions. Let's see what you guys can come up with! Use the LOLbuilder if you want, or just write your captions in the comments section.

 

Buy a book, help a good cause

We're selling a brand-new copy of Gary Colledge's book God and Charles Dickens: Recovering the Christian Voice of a Classic Author. I'm currently reading this book, as I mentioned the other day, and recommend it highly. Here's your chance to get it before the official release date of June 1!

The price is $10 (on Amazon it's going for over $13) and the money will go to the charity of your choice from our Dickens Bicentennial Fundraiser list of charities. If you want the book, leave a comment in the comments section or e-mail me at gdalfonzo AT verizon DOT net. First one to contact me gets it. I'll then get in touch with you to arrange the payment. And I'll pay for shipping.

Thanks to Ruth Anderson of Booktalk & More for donating this book to our fundraiser!

(Image copyright Brazos Press)

Dickens-thon

Rapid City, South Dakota, is celebrating the bicentennial with a marathon Dickens reading!

Update: Here's another interesting article about this.

Dickens and Christianity

Publishers Weekly has a short interview with Gary Colledge, author of God and Charles Dickens, which I'm currently reading. (My review of Colledge's previous book is here.)

Another Dickensian Google doodle

Not a real one this time -- it was designed for a contest by 13-year-old Alisa P. of West Virginia -- but impressive nonetheless. Though it focuses more on the 1851 World Expo, it was originally inspired by Great Expectations.

Words of wisdom

ShortList.com has put together a list of "50 Pieces of Wisdom from Novels." One of the pieces of wisdom comes from Great Expectations. Go here to see which one.

If you had been making the list, which Dickensian bit of wisdom would you have chosen?

Hot properties

Over at Deadline.com, the Great Expectations feature film and Mister Pip are listed as two of the "Hot Film Titles for U.S. Buyers" at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

A Dickens dollhouse

How adorable is this!? Eighty-two-year-old Vena Bartlett created a little dollhouse just for Dickens in honor of his 200th birthday.

"I feel like Charles is my friend now," she says.

I'm sure it would be mutual.

(Image courtesy of Portsmouth News)