tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post1789102285680008020..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Dickens by DickensUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-29897573841846037082013-12-12T11:19:20.921-05:002013-12-12T11:19:20.921-05:00I missed seeing Gerald Dickens perform at the Rive...I missed seeing Gerald Dickens perform at the Riverside Dickens Festival back in 2003 when I didn't realize what was going on. I did however purchase a CD of his recording from Amazon and listened to it every year at Xmas. <br />When he returned to Riverside last year I was able to attend his tea performance with my fellow costuming friends. So all dressed up in my holiday bustle gown, I greeted him and shared how happy I was that he had come back to us. He was surprised that I had that CD from so long ago. At the end of his performance as he walked among the tables and wishing us in his Scrooge persona of Merry Christmas! He walked over to me, leaned over, kissed my hand, and said "Enchante madam. That's the only French I know". I am a fan forever! <br />You can read my blog about it if you like. http://timetravelingincostume.blogspot.com/2011/12/sassy-red-bustle-and-christmas-carol.htmlTime Traveling in Costumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353351035426201805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-49684535952988258122013-12-11T17:49:17.664-05:002013-12-11T17:49:17.664-05:00How wonderful!!! I'd love to see that live per...How wonderful!!! I'd love to see that live performance. And I just found another reason to wish for a time machine :-)Donna Hatch, Regency romance authorhttp://www.donnahatch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-85520552746215113702013-12-11T09:36:29.971-05:002013-12-11T09:36:29.971-05:00A Christmas Carol is by far Dickens' best work...A Christmas Carol is by far Dickens' best work. <br />I'd love to hear it recited. I can even enjoy Mr. Magoo as Scrooge.<br />Regencyresearcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828749339318882968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-54068242008716977302013-12-11T09:18:18.851-05:002013-12-11T09:18:18.851-05:00Thank you for this great post! I have no doubt Dic...Thank you for this great post! I have no doubt Dickens' work is far better when performed, and no doubt he meant it that way too. People would often read aloud to each other in those days. I love the occasional lapses of the "narrator" voice into first person, such as: "I don’t mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail..." and "...as close to it as I am now to you, and I am standing in the spirit at your elbow..." I listen to the audiobook of "A Christmas Carol" every year--there are amazing versions by Jim Dale, Frank Muller, and Tim Curry. The whole thing can be read aloud in about 3 hours and is marvelous entertainment!Jennifer Delamerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490970028157998967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-82578493070122369372013-12-11T08:41:32.844-05:002013-12-11T08:41:32.844-05:00Wish he was coming this way but I did get my copy ...Wish he was coming this way but I did get my copy of Christmas Carol signed by his g-g and g-g-g- grandaughters at the Dickens Festival in Galveston, TX, last year.<br /><br />Keep up the Great Work!Jim Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635615531025513644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-71442618217202290312013-12-11T01:03:53.544-05:002013-12-11T01:03:53.544-05:00A friend and I saw Mr. Gerald Dickens do a reading...A friend and I saw Mr. Gerald Dickens do a reading from "A Child's Journey with Dickens" last year; he was absolutely wonderful! Please go and see him if you can!Josephine Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066019694484465650noreply@blogger.com