![[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)
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
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
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
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.
November 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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
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!
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Dickens Festival North | Assembly Rooms
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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...
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?
Charles Dickens, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, Dame Nellie Melba, Harry Houdini and many more. I would have especially loved to have heard Dickens speaking about "A Christmas Carol" there in late December 1854. Image courtesy of Tim Green
October 29, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Charles Dickens, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, Dame Nellie Melba, Harry Houdini and many more. I would have especially loved to have heard Dickens speaking about "A Christmas Carol" there in late December 1854. Image courtesy of Tim Green
'The law is an ass.'*
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* Dickens, Charles, _Oliver Twist_, 1838
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* Dickens, Charles, _Oliver Twist_, 1838
November 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
'The law is an ass.'*
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* Dickens, Charles, _Oliver Twist_, 1838
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* Dickens, Charles, _Oliver Twist_, 1838
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"
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.
Actuellement confrontée à une bête d’une intense férocité
October 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Actuellement confrontée à une bête d’une intense férocité
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?
However, Dickens prob knew what he was doing, while Montgomery definitely didn’t.
October 31, 2026 at 4:13 PM
However, Dickens prob knew what he was doing, while Montgomery definitely didn’t.
Gosh it’s misty, it’s like a bloody Dickens novel out there!
October 30, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Gosh it’s misty, it’s like a bloody Dickens novel out there!
"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
#OctoberCoverChallenge (Day 31): Happy Halloween!
The **other** Sale & Loeb Batman Halloween story.
Gotham by way of Dickens.
The **other** Sale & Loeb Batman Halloween story.
Gotham by way of Dickens.
October 31, 2026 at 11:01 AM
#OctoberCoverChallenge (Day 31): Happy Halloween!
The **other** Sale & Loeb Batman Halloween story.
Gotham by way of Dickens.
The **other** Sale & Loeb Batman Halloween story.
Gotham by way of Dickens.
Happy Halloween! I’m out of town and Indy is hanging with his sitter today so here’s an early test pic from his Gonzo Dickens xmas card shoot 2 years ago
October 31, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Happy Halloween! I’m out of town and Indy is hanging with his sitter today so here’s an early test pic from his Gonzo Dickens xmas card shoot 2 years ago
Heaven??
Skeleton in Flames: Hot as the Dickens
ALT: Skeleton in Flames: Hot as the Dickens
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October 31, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Heaven??
Have shared this assignment as part of a group of Dickens-but-adaptable assignments here:
dickensnotes.org/usage/teachi...
dickensnotes.org/usage/teachi...
Dickens Notes
The Dickens Notes project is an exploration of Charles Dickens's Working Notes
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October 29, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Have shared this assignment as part of a group of Dickens-but-adaptable assignments here:
dickensnotes.org/usage/teachi...
dickensnotes.org/usage/teachi...
