Dickensblog

Choose your favorite Dickensian opening sentence!

Blogger Brett Janes has posted a list of opening sentences from all of Dickens's novels and novellas, for the excellent reason that no one else had done it yet. And then he set up a poll! Go here to vote for your favorite.

(H/T The Buzfuz)

Talking Dickens

The Irish radio show Talking Books will focus on Dickens tomorrow morning. More information is here.

Dickens and Tolkien

Could part of The Lord of the Rings have been inspired by part of Our Mutual Friend? Blogger T. M. Doran at Novel Thoughts traces an interesting resemblance between the Lammles and the Sackville-Bagginses.

'Bleak House' in the spotlight

Mystery novelist Margot Kinberg writes about Bleak House as part of the "In the Spotlight" feature at her blog, Confessions of a Mystery Novelist.

TCM alert

Great Expectations (1946) will air tomorrow at 10:15 a.m. ET, as part of TCM's birthday tribute to director David Lean.

My umblest apologies

I accidentally let a post go live that wasn't finished yet. I've taken it down and will finish and post it later.

TCM alert

Oliver! airs tomorrow (Friday) night at 8 p.m. ET on TCM.

'Edwin Drood' readalong

Update from the new Drood Inquiry site, which I blogged about a while back: They're starting their Edwin Drood readalong on April 1. Go here for more information!

Nicholas sings!

A new musical version of Nicholas Nickleby will have an Off-Broadway run, beginning April 17. Information is available here, and tickets are available here.

Diagnosing Scrooge

This one's a few months old, but I just came across it the other day: Psychologist Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D., attempts to figure out whether Ebenezer Scrooge had an anger disorder.