Elizabeth Drialo has a fascinating article here about Dickens's obscure story collection The Mudfog Papers, and how it anticipates today's steampunk movement.
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That sounds very interesting! Will add to the reading list.
Posted by: Marian | August 26, 2013 at 02:37 PM
Thanks for sharing Liz's research. You can also find a longer podcast of her lecture on this topic here: http://readdurhamenglish.wordpress.com/podcasts/public-lectures/late-summer-lecture-series-2013/dickensian-steampunk-charles-dickens-and-his-overlooked-mudfog-papers/
Posted by: READ | August 28, 2013 at 10:04 AM