He's like, a Dickens villain or something
November 3, 2026 at 3:59 AM
He's like, a Dickens villain or something
This specific version of Gonzo
November 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
This specific version of Gonzo
DICKENS: it’s important for the reader to feel at home in your fictional world
BRONTË: ah, yes, so abused, lonely, and vaguely horny in a sickly manner
DICKENS: well,
BRONTË: also the ghosts of dead children
BRONTË: ah, yes, so abused, lonely, and vaguely horny in a sickly manner
DICKENS: well,
BRONTË: also the ghosts of dead children
October 31, 2026 at 2:40 PM
DICKENS: it’s important for the reader to feel at home in your fictional world
BRONTË: ah, yes, so abused, lonely, and vaguely horny in a sickly manner
DICKENS: well,
BRONTË: also the ghosts of dead children
BRONTË: ah, yes, so abused, lonely, and vaguely horny in a sickly manner
DICKENS: well,
BRONTË: also the ghosts of dead children
![[A vintage photographic portrait of Charles Dickens overlaid with text:]
"Dickens: It was the best of times,
it was the worst of times.
Schrödinger: Nice."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreiefi5iduf6k2ctby26jpbek7v2yo3jvu6gu3laqes4mb7xel3bkgm)
It is very unfortunate in modern times that Charles Dickens refers to a character as Master Bates in Oliver Twist
I really love The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery but it is very unfortunate in modern times that the main character's best friend's name is Cissy Gay.
October 31, 2026 at 4:10 PM
It is very unfortunate in modern times that Charles Dickens refers to a character as Master Bates in Oliver Twist
As Dickens stated, the law is an ass. He forgot to add, an ass which obstructs breathing.
November 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
As Dickens stated, the law is an ass. He forgot to add, an ass which obstructs breathing.
It's a fun read and a fun audiobook. If you want Dickens, go read Dickens.
November 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
It's a fun read and a fun audiobook. If you want Dickens, go read Dickens.
DICKENS: perhaps some humor?
GASKELL: ignore him. tell me more about these dead children??
GASKELL: ignore him. tell me more about these dead children??
October 31, 2026 at 2:42 PM
DICKENS: perhaps some humor?
GASKELL: ignore him. tell me more about these dead children??
GASKELL: ignore him. tell me more about these dead children??
Charles Dickens: I wrote Little Dorrit as a cautionary tale
Internet finance guy: At long last we have created Mr. Merdle’s fraudulent scheme from Charles Dickens’ classic novel Little Dorrit
Internet finance guy: At long last we have created Mr. Merdle’s fraudulent scheme from Charles Dickens’ classic novel Little Dorrit
I am not going to try to tell you the banking system is good per se
BUT
a lot of that shit is the way it is for a reason, and the reason is literally hundreds of years of institutional knowledge of financial shenanigans
BUT
a lot of that shit is the way it is for a reason, and the reason is literally hundreds of years of institutional knowledge of financial shenanigans
October 30, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Charles Dickens: I wrote Little Dorrit as a cautionary tale
Internet finance guy: At long last we have created Mr. Merdle’s fraudulent scheme from Charles Dickens’ classic novel Little Dorrit
Internet finance guy: At long last we have created Mr. Merdle’s fraudulent scheme from Charles Dickens’ classic novel Little Dorrit
I hate baby Halloween because wdym you were a pumpkin that was just cute as the dickens
November 2, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I hate baby Halloween because wdym you were a pumpkin that was just cute as the dickens
November 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The inaugural DICKENS FESTIVAL NORTH begins in Newcastle, UK, in just two weeks' time - on 17 November - and runs until 24 December. Let's hope it's the first of many!
www.theassemblyrooms.org/dickens-fest...
www.theassemblyrooms.org/dickens-fest...
Dickens Festival North | Assembly Rooms
www.theassemblyrooms.org
November 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM
The inaugural DICKENS FESTIVAL NORTH begins in Newcastle, UK, in just two weeks' time - on 17 November - and runs until 24 December. Let's hope it's the first of many!
www.theassemblyrooms.org/dickens-fest...
www.theassemblyrooms.org/dickens-fest...
Out just in time for the holidays - with apologies to Charles Dickens.
“Elonezer” the movie
**He wears the bullshit he forged in life**
“Elonezer” the movie
**He wears the bullshit he forged in life**
November 2, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Out just in time for the holidays - with apologies to Charles Dickens.
“Elonezer” the movie
**He wears the bullshit he forged in life**
“Elonezer” the movie
**He wears the bullshit he forged in life**
DiceFest Day 3 begins:
Playing the Soldier of Fortune in the Tombs of Khamuntet. We are looting like the dickens and disrespecting the dead left & right. Corruption points are raining upon us thusly.
Playing the Soldier of Fortune in the Tombs of Khamuntet. We are looting like the dickens and disrespecting the dead left & right. Corruption points are raining upon us thusly.
November 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
DiceFest Day 3 begins:
Playing the Soldier of Fortune in the Tombs of Khamuntet. We are looting like the dickens and disrespecting the dead left & right. Corruption points are raining upon us thusly.
Playing the Soldier of Fortune in the Tombs of Khamuntet. We are looting like the dickens and disrespecting the dead left & right. Corruption points are raining upon us thusly.
Gonzo, but specifically Gonzo as Charles Dickens
November 3, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Gonzo, but specifically Gonzo as Charles Dickens
Wait a minute. BOB Cratchit? Jacob MARLEY? Was Dickens a reggae fan?
November 2, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Wait a minute. BOB Cratchit? Jacob MARLEY? Was Dickens a reggae fan?
"Madgwick" sounds like a right evil bastard from a Dickens novel.
November 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
"Madgwick" sounds like a right evil bastard from a Dickens novel.
“London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets, as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth..”
-Dickens,”Bleak House”
📷 Hector Colard, “A Fine Day in London”
#Booksky
-Dickens,”Bleak House”
📷 Hector Colard, “A Fine Day in London”
#Booksky
November 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
“London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets, as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth..”
-Dickens,”Bleak House”
📷 Hector Colard, “A Fine Day in London”
#Booksky
-Dickens,”Bleak House”
📷 Hector Colard, “A Fine Day in London”
#Booksky
"The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again." – Charles Dickens
November 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
"The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again." – Charles Dickens
How the dickens are we at the end of Jocktober?
October 31, 2026 at 7:38 AM
How the dickens are we at the end of Jocktober?
For my 50th birthday last month, my wife bought me most of the Charles Dickens Everyman editions to replace our current mix and match collection. The last box in the shipment arrived this weekend and they look amazing. Just four more to go before we complete the set!
November 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
For my 50th birthday last month, my wife bought me most of the Charles Dickens Everyman editions to replace our current mix and match collection. The last box in the shipment arrived this weekend and they look amazing. Just four more to go before we complete the set!
2026 Dickens like, "It was 'The Devils reaches repertory status' of times. It was the Angel Studios of times"
October 30, 2026 at 10:24 PM
2026 Dickens like, "It was 'The Devils reaches repertory status' of times. It was the Angel Studios of times"
25 años después ya tocaba relectura.
November 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
25 años después ya tocaba relectura.
That’s Charles Dickens.
November 3, 2026 at 5:08 AM
That’s Charles Dickens.