It was supposed to be in cinematic form, BUT *all that I can find* are reviews. Including 1 in Tamil ( ? ) Hmmm..... & Samuel Clemens / Mark Twain supposedly heard him speaking while in the US. Mark Twain was NOT impressed.
I would love to learn your source for thinking Twain was not impressed with Dickens. Faye did her MA thesis on Dickens and I recall her mentioning that Twain came on a late 19th century visit here in New Zealand. I recall her reading me one of Twain's speeches which is held in St Paul's and in which Twain afforded great generosity about Dickens, the Bronte sisters and a couple of other writers who were England based. What I am wondering is, how do you know the information in your comment viz what Twain supposedly said? Thanks Daniel, if possible.
I am convinced that Charles Dickens was a sociopathic personality, and that his persona as a social reformer was adopted for public relations. He was actually a sensationalist, who used social reform as an excuse to cynically portray the most degraded elements of society, to titillate the public and sell books. Where one sees authentic compassion and social reform in his works, these were plagiarized derived from his illustrators and plagiarized from other authors who were sincere about these things. In particular, I have proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Dickens plagiarized ""A Christmas Carol" from two unknown American authors, Mathew Franklin Whittier and his wife, Abby Poyen Whittier.
I find this thesis highly unlikely given his associations with some of the social philosophers such as John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham. And neither of the two CD biographies I have read, have gone down that road either. His life experiences, particularly his observations around human nature, reading David Hume, and his considerable intellect and mastery of the English language, along with Mills's "The greatest possible good for the greatest possible number" (political) were some of the mainstays of his character and abilities. It is very easy for little people to make up s**** about their betters isn't it. 🤔❓And there are NIL references to respected scholars. Be it fair or foul, and with the subject of the mud raking having been deceased since 1870, this comment amounts in toto to something he has no opportunity to defend. He was human. We all have faults. Other than your "holier than thou" self, no human being has ever been perfect. Ba - humbug to you, and I will NOT be commenting further 🛑.
Nice wee summary around the life and works of this truly great19th century writer, for which I extend many thanks. And "happy new year" as well.
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It was supposed to be in cinematic form, BUT *all that I can find* are reviews. Including 1 in Tamil ( ? ) Hmmm..... & Samuel Clemens / Mark Twain supposedly heard him speaking while in the US. Mark Twain was NOT impressed.
I’m not sour I follow, can you elaborate?
I would love to learn your source for thinking Twain was not impressed with Dickens. Faye did her MA thesis on Dickens and I recall her mentioning that Twain came on a late 19th century visit here in New Zealand. I recall her reading me one of Twain's speeches which is held in St Paul's and in which Twain afforded great generosity about Dickens, the Bronte sisters and a couple of other writers who were England based. What I am wondering is, how do you know the information in your comment viz what Twain supposedly said? Thanks Daniel, if possible.
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I am convinced that Charles Dickens was a sociopathic personality, and that his persona as a social reformer was adopted for public relations. He was actually a sensationalist, who used social reform as an excuse to cynically portray the most degraded elements of society, to titillate the public and sell books. Where one sees authentic compassion and social reform in his works, these were plagiarized derived from his illustrators and plagiarized from other authors who were sincere about these things. In particular, I have proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Dickens plagiarized ""A Christmas Carol" from two unknown American authors, Mathew Franklin Whittier and his wife, Abby Poyen Whittier.
That’s a great idea for the next video
I find this thesis highly unlikely given his associations with some of the social philosophers such as John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham. And neither of the two CD biographies I have read, have gone down that road either.
His life experiences, particularly his observations around human nature, reading David Hume, and his considerable intellect and mastery of the English language, along with Mills's "The greatest possible good for the greatest possible number" (political) were some of the mainstays of his character and abilities.
It is very easy for little people to make up s**** about their betters isn't it. 🤔❓And there are NIL references to respected scholars.
Be it fair or foul, and with the subject of the mud raking having been deceased since 1870, this comment amounts in toto to something he has no opportunity to defend. He was human. We all have faults. Other than your "holier than thou" self, no human being has ever been perfect. Ba - humbug to you, and I will NOT be commenting further 🛑.