Good Christmas, Bad Christmas
In 1777, in the midst of the American Revolution, General George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, PA to camp for the winter. For many...
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Recap of 2011’s The Mystery of Edwin Drood, by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations: Part I
Recap of BBC’s 2011 version of Dickens’s Great Expectations, starring Gillian Anderson and Ray Winstone
Oliver Twist Recap: Part II
Recap of the 2007 BBC production of Oliver Twist, starring Timothy Spall, Edward Fox, and Tom Hardy
Oliver Twist Recap: Part I
I'm not entirely sure what happened. I checked out PBS.org and I could have sworn it said that Oliver Twist was airing last night and next Sunday, so in an...
Recap: The Old Curiosity Shop
I’m a bad former English major. I’m not a fan of Dickens. Not a fan of reading his work, at least. I find it hard to slog through his novels...