Another Charles Dickens Birthday Week Tag!

All these wonderful CD birthday celebrations!  This one is hosted by Alexandra of Of Trims and Frills and Furbelows.

1.       How were you first introduced to Dickens?  Watching the old black and white A Christmas Carol was my first introduction to Dickens.  This year is the first year I’ve ever read an unabridged copy of one of his books.

2.       Which is your favorite Dickens novel?  Little Dorrit

3.       How many Dickens adaptations have you seen?  2008 Little Dorrit, The black and white version of A Christmas Carol, and a musical Oliver Twist 

4.       Which Dickens adaptation is your favorite?  2008 Little Dorrit wins hands down

5.       Have you seen multiple versions of A Christmas Carol? Which version is your favorite?  I’ve only seen the black and white version.  I kind of like it

6.       Who is your favorite Dickens hero and (if applicable) who does your favorite portrayal of him?  Arthur Clenam.  I’ve only seen him played by Matthew Macfayden but I think he does a really good job

7.       Who is your favorite Dickens heroine and (if applicable) who does your favorite portrayal of her?  Amy Dorrit (do you see a theme here).  I’ve only seen Claire Foy’s portrayal but she did an excellent job.

8.       Who is your favorite Dickens villain and (if applicable) who does your favorite portrayal of them?  How can you have a ‘favorite’ villain?  Fagin would probably win out…

9.       Have you seen any musical adaptations of any of Dickens’ stories? If so, which is your favorite song from it?  I’ve seen the Oliver Twist musical – my favorite song is Who Will Buy?

10.   Do you have a favorite Dickens quote? If so, what is it?  

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

~~A Tale of Two Cities

Thanks for reading!

 

Charles Dickens Birthday Week Tag Questions

As you all know from my post, Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned Charm is hosting a Charles Dickens Birthday Week.  Here are the tag questions for CDBW.

1. How were you first introduced to Charles Dickens?  My first introduction to Dickens was watching the old black and white A Christmas Carol with my dad on Christmas eve.

2. Which Charles Dickens novels and stories have you read? Which are your favorites?  I have read Oliver Twist, an adaption of Great Expectations, and an adaption of Tale of Two Cities.  My favorite was Great Expectations.

3. Which Charles Dickens novel(s) do you most want to read?  Little Dorrit!

4. What are your favorite Charles Dickens quotes (up to three)?  ”No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”  ”Train up a fig tree in the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it.”  ”It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.”

5. Which Charles Dickens film adaptations are in your top three favorites? (If you’ve never seen one which three film adaptations do you most want to see?)  Oliver!, Little Dorrit, and I want to watch Bleak House

6. Who are your Top 3 favorite Dickens heroines? and why?  Amy Dorrit first and foremost – she’s so sweet and kind.  Estella Havisham – I don’t really know why I like her.  Lucy Manette – a courageous heroine.

7. Who are your Top 3 favorite Dickens heroes? and why?  Arthur Clenam – very gentlemanly and polite, Oliver Twist – he’s a very interesting character, Pip – sort of shy but in a nice way.

8. Which three Dickens villains do you most love to hate?  I wouldn’t say I love to hate them but here are my top three Dickenson villains- Fagin, Bill Sikes, and Rigaud.

9. Which Dickens characters (up to three) do you find the most funny?  Um…I can’t say that I have many that I find truly funny – just one – Mr. Casby’s daughter, Flora Finching…(“But we will not talk of those dear departed days, Arthur…or should I say Doyce and Clenam.”  I’m quoting from the movie.)

10. If you could authorize a new film adaptation of one of Dickens’s novels, which would it be and why?  I actually have no book I would like to see made or re-made into a film.

11. If you could have lunch with Charles Dickens today, what question would you most like to ask him?  If he ever got writer’s block…seriously!  

12. Have you ever read a Dickens biography or watched a biographical film about him?  Sadly, no…but I hope to soon.