Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Happy Birthday to One of the Greats: Novelist Charles Dickens at 200

In case you missed it, it's time to celebrate the 200th birthday of one of the greatest writers in the history the English language, Charles Dickens.

The author of David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and many other novels turns 200 today.

We admit that we haven't dipped into much Dickens lately, but we have enjoyed some recent BBC productions of his work, including Little Dorrit. Terrific stuff, by our lights.

Thankfully, too, NPR ran an appreciation of Dickens on "Morning Edition" this morning. The link is here.

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