Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens at 200
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” The words are timeless, they could apply to the world today. But of course, they were written over 150 years ago by Charles Dickens, in his masterpiece “A Tale of Two Cities.” If […]
Looking Back at Charles Dickens as He Approaches 200
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” The words are timeless, they could apply to the world today. But of course, they were written over 150 years ago by Charles Dickens, in his masterpiece “A Tale of Two Cities.” If […]
Summer Book Club: Jonathan Safran Foer’s ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’
Our summer book club continues today with host John Hockenberry’s first pick for August. John sees summer reading as an opportunity for challenge. He spent one summer reading the Russian literature, and the following summer he devoted his reading to Charles Dickens. This summer, as the tenth anniversary of September 11 approaches, John decided it […]