How To Read Charles Dickens ? / FULL READING GUIDE

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A lot of people fear they do not know how to read Charles Dickens and stay clear of his books.
Reading Dickens isn't all that difficult though, as long as you ask yourself the question: Who was Charles Dickens ? first.
In this full reading guide, I take you through a short Charles Dickens biography to understand how his books work and what he's all about. I'll even take you through his most famous works, like A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities and throw in my own preferred reading order, to turn this video into a veritable Charles Dickens documentary.
Let's get Dickensian!
Books in this video:
A Christmas Carol
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David Copperfield
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Great Expectations
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The Pickwick Papers
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A Tale of Two Cities
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:45 The Life of Charles Dickens
02:50 How To Read Dickens? / 4 Dickensian Laws
07:30 Dickens Reading Order
08:05 A Christmas Carol
09:33 David Copperfield & Great Expectations
11:51 The Pickwick Papers
13:50 A Tale of Two Cities
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6 июн 2024

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@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

Have you read any Dickens yet? If so, what are your favorite Dickens' novels? And is there another classical author I should give the same video treatment? Let me know down below and we'll talk classics some more!

@VTimmoni 6 месяцев назад

Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities are the only Dickens books I actually enjoyed.

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

@@VTimmoni Which ones didn't you enjoy then?

@VTimmoni 6 месяцев назад

@cafeaulivre I really didn't like Bleak House and Oliver Twist. Call me a grump but I also didn't care for a Christmas Carol but I also admit it was probably ruined for me by circumstances not its fault. I admit I haven't read the Pickwick Papers.

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

I don’t know if it’s an unpopular opinion but I do agree with you on Oliver Twist. It’s just not one of his best imo.

@ellenyoung9223 6 месяцев назад

When I was in my twenties, I read it all, every one I could get my hands on. Great Expectations was our required Dickens in high school so I got the least out of that one, naturally. Besides the ones you mentioned, which I enjoyed very much with maybe the exception of Bleak House, another favorite of mine was The Old Curiosity Shop. Although I have a huge reading backlog now, I still have some of my old Dickens paperbacks so I think I’ll take some time with them again. Thank you and happy holidays.

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

I will say, I don’t really like Bleak House myself, although I know a lot of people seem te enjoy it. Thanks for watching and happy holidays 😊

@phyycxis1159 6 месяцев назад

I read Oliver Twist in middle school and high school and remember my heart breaking each time. Idk why it stuck with me but whenever i ask for a second plate i always think about that scene in the orphanage. I studied A Christmas Carol for english lessons so i'm familiar with the story but i didn't actually read it. This month we are reading it in my book club so that's a win. Thanks for the guide!

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

Well, Dickens actually wanted your heart to break, so now you know who to blame 😉

@aiscahill 5 месяцев назад

It hasn't been from a lack of trying but the only Dickens I've managed to finish as of yet has been A Christmas Carol. I think i love the idea of reading Dickens rather than the actual lived experience of reading Dickens. You have me interested in A Tale of Two Cities though!

@cafeaulivre 5 месяцев назад

I would have failed if I make one of these author videos and you don’t walk away with at least one recommendation 😉

@elledee3865 6 месяцев назад

I've started immersion reading David Copperfield and I hope to have it done before New Year but it's long! I'll also be listening to A Christmas Carol on Christmas. My husband will be in the hospital recovering from a surgery on Christmas, so that will be my company.

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

I hope he has a swift recovery ❤️‍🩹

@baskinthestory 6 месяцев назад

I'm going to be reading A Christmas Carol very soon for the first time and really looking forward to it. Planning to read Oliver Twist next year (I know.....doesn't follow your guide) but what can I say I'm a rebel!

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

You do you! As long as you’re enjoying it, it’s all good 😊

@nancythompson9412 6 месяцев назад

Hello! Great Expectations and Our Mutual Friend are favs of mine. Little Dorrit is an excellent tale. One day I’ll get through Bleak House.

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

Bleak House, not my favorite to be honest. It’s a bit of a brick. Little Dorrit is a fun little one, I agree.

@nancythompson9412 6 месяцев назад

Tale of Two Cities is too an amazing story. My heart still skips a beat thinking of the Ronald Coleman film version (sigh).

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

Never seen the film version to be honest. Might look into that one during the holidays 😊

@reaganwiles_art 6 месяцев назад

I've already commented but I didn't answer your question about favorites so here goes, I haven't read a lot of Dickens he wrote quite a bit which I've never even cracked. But I've read at least large tracks of many of his novels and finished about half a dozen. And though it seems to be no one else's favorite the one that I enjoy most and have reread three times is Hard Times, who cares if it's stereotypical it is funny end melodramatic and the characters though painted with a rough brush I suppose are true to type in my experience

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

Dickens often exaggerated his characters like that…we often think he’s high brow literature, but it were popular stories for the larger (literate) masses really.

@wanderingbeyondpages 6 месяцев назад

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@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

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@megansbooknook 5 месяцев назад

🎄🎄🎄

@cafeaulivre 5 месяцев назад

👌

@eveliendejaegere7262 6 месяцев назад

🎄 🎅

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

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@reaganwiles_art 6 месяцев назад

David Copperfield is not set in a factory

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

I checked and you’re correct: Murdstone and Grinby is a warehouse in the book, where the boys need to wash bottles and label them for the blacking factory.

@reaganwiles_art 6 месяцев назад

@cafeaulivre moreover, that's a short passage of the book, i just happen to be reading DC now. It's always good to see a Dickens post. Thanks. Im a huge Céline fan, who seems somewhat of an innovator in the David Copperfield / Great Expectations line. I haven't read much Hugo or Balzac or Zola or Maupassant, but i want to eventually. I have a Tale of Two Cities here, which I'll get to soon.

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

Dickens himself tried to hide his youth and it wasn’t until after his death, a lot of the details became known. Many believe DC to be a very ‘autobiographical’ book in fact.

@VTimmoni 6 месяцев назад

I'm not a great lover of Dickens. I much prefer Oscar Wilde and Alexandre Dumas pere.

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

I love Oscar Wilde, but his is a totally different style than Dickens. He’s a great choice to do a video about one day as well actually 😊

@VTimmoni 6 месяцев назад

@@cafeaulivre I'd happily watch that video and probably inflict it on my family

@cafeaulivre 6 месяцев назад

You, sir, are an evil man and I applaud it 🤣