Quote:
Originally Posted by issybird
I abandoned Little Dorrit as far too tedious as few months ago, so it was with some trepidation that I started what is supposedly Dickens's least-read novel, Barnaby Rudge, his "other" historical fiction, set during the Gordon Riots. I was enthralled, as it turns out. Wonderfully evocative setting and characters, marred only slightly by too much coincidence.
|
I'm sorry to see you abandoned
Little Dorrit. I enjoyed the view into the debtor's prison system, love of family, and there was even a mystery thrown into the mix!
Thanks for mentioning
Barnaby Rudge. I'll add it to my list.
I'm currently reading Dickens'
Nicholas Nickelby.