tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post6638822745986345573..comments2024-03-27T22:54:47.270+01:00Comments on Let's read: Dickens, Charles "The Pickwick Papers"Marianne http://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-41935666871156774612015-03-10T16:52:12.398+01:002015-03-10T16:52:12.398+01:00Thank you, I will certainly do. And thanks for re-...Thank you, I will certainly do. And thanks for re-adding me on Google+. I'm not there much because most of my friends are on Facebook but I post from time to time. Will definitely add you to my "bookworm" circle.<br /><br />Have a good week,<br />MarianneMarianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-12337958331630742042015-03-09T20:22:20.542+01:002015-03-09T20:22:20.542+01:00Wonderful, Marianne. I have always hoped that I wo...Wonderful, Marianne. I have always hoped that I would make some new friendships and associations by writing the novel. Do take a look at the novel's facebook page, too. I post bits and pieces of Pickwickiana there most days. It's at www.facebook.com/deathandmrpickwickStephen Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131684050764917199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-10194807452739758222015-03-09T14:31:51.058+01:002015-03-09T14:31:51.058+01:00That is a very nice offer, Stephen, thank you, I w...That is a very nice offer, Stephen, thank you, I will certainly get back to that. I have put "Death and Mr. Pickwick" on my wishlist, but quite high up, so should probably read it soon. Seems it comes out at the same time in the UK, as well.<br /><br />Take care,<br />MarianneMarianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-8400346428078988472015-03-09T10:59:49.446+01:002015-03-09T10:59:49.446+01:00That's great Marianne, thank you. Yes, I think...That's great Marianne, thank you. Yes, I think my novel is different - I don't know whether anyone has ever written the backstory of a novel before. There have been prequels and sequels to Pickwick - indeed, there was even a Pickwick sequel written by GMW Reynolds in Dickens's time - and Dickens himself wrote about Mr Pickwick again in Master Humphrey's Clock, but the story of how Pickwick came to be is something new. Anyway. thanks once again. If you ever want to exchange messages, about Pickwick or anything else, I would be delighted to hear from you. Best wishes StephenStephen Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131684050764917199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-68497529675157841752015-03-08T17:06:25.995+01:002015-03-08T17:06:25.995+01:00Thank you, I will look for it. I don't usually...Thank you, I will look for it. I don't usually read follow-up novels written by other authors but this sounds like something different. It is on my wish list now.<br /><br />Have a good Sunday,<br />MarianneMarianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-2753574846971401942015-03-08T17:04:56.176+01:002015-03-08T17:04:56.176+01:00I haven't read "David Copperfield", ...I haven't read "David Copperfield", maybe I shoul put that next on my Dickens TBR list. If you did enjoy the two novels you are talking about, I am sure you will like any other Dickens books, as well.<br /><br />Have a nice Sunday,<br />MarianneMarianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-50616599337074814612015-03-05T16:52:25.200+01:002015-03-05T16:52:25.200+01:00Hi - I was pleased to read this review of The Pick...Hi - I was pleased to read this review of The Pickwick Papers. These days, Pickwick is one of Dickens's least-read novels, and I think that is such a shame. You ended by saying that Great Expectations was still your favourite, and I think a lot of people will share your enthusiasm for that novel, but I think there is one aspect of Pickwick which in my view cannot be topped by Great Expectations, or by any other novel, by anyone - and that is Pickwick's "backstory": how the novel came to be, and what happened afterwards. It cries out to be turned into a novel itself - and so that is what I have done. My novel is called Death and Mr Pickwick, and it will be published by Random House on 21st May. You can find out more at: www.deathandmrpickwick.com I hope that my novel will help to revive Pickwick's fortunes. Best wishes Stephen JarvisStephen Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131684050764917199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-64738966309500938862015-03-05T16:49:46.329+01:002015-03-05T16:49:46.329+01:00Hi - I was pleased to read this review of The Pick...Hi - I was pleased to read this review of The Pickwick Papers. These days, Pickwick is one of Dickens's least-read novels, and I think that is such a shame. You ended by saying that Great Expectations was still your favourite, and I think a lot of people will share your enthusiasm for that novel, but I think there is one aspect of Pickwick which in my view cannot be topped by Great Expectations, or by any other novel, by anyone - and that is Pickwick's "backstory": how the novel came to be, and what happened afterwards. It cries out to be turned into a novel itself - and so that is what I have done. My novel is called Death and Mr Pickwick, and it will be published by Random House on 21st May. You can find out more at: www.deathandmrpickwick.com I hope that my novel will help to revive Pickwick's fortunes. Best wishes Stephen JarvisStephen Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131684050764917199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-21875051943766911362015-03-05T16:22:15.890+01:002015-03-05T16:22:15.890+01:00Other than A Christmas Carol my only Dicken's ...Other than A Christmas Carol my only Dicken's novel is David Copperfield. I loved it and plan on reading more of his, just haven't gotten around to it.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.com