#charles dickens

[geekcavepodcast]

A Tale of Two Cities (2026) Trailer

"London, 1782. Tensions run high in the war between France and Britain. An extraordinary young woman, Lucie Manette, has her life upended when she receives a message from Paris – her father, assumed dead for almost 20 years, may in fact be alive. The messenger– idealistic French émigré, Charles Darnay – is arrested and charged with treason. Lucie enlists the help of a brilliant but erratic young lawyer, Sydney Carton, to free Darnay in the hope he will lead her to Paris to track down her father. Lucie’s collision with Darnay and Carton unleashes a powerful and complex love triangle. Both men fight to be worthy of her love and Lucie is torn over which one to choose. Yet neither man – physically so alike, spiritually poles apart – can escape the other. Instead, they find themselves bound together in life and death; through triumphs, tragedies, marriage and murder." (MGM+)

Based on the novel by Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities stars Kit Harington (Sydney Carton), François Civil (Charles Darnay), and Mirren Mack (Lucie Manette). The series is created and written by Daniel West.

A Tale of Two Cities premieres on MGM+ on September 6, 2026.

[weirdstuffmuseum]

reading David Copperfield for the first time and nodding and saying "just like Hetty Feather"

[eilooxara]

Hmm I'm not liking A Tale of Two Cities as much as Bleak House

Like. Esther Summerson is such a compelling character and we actually get a lot of her perspective, and not just the events that happen but how she feels and thinks about everything and everyone, it really gives a lot of depth to the events. Lucie Manette... is there, and a lot of the stuff happens about her, but her perspective is barely present. Her characteristics as they appear on the page: pretty, kind, loves her dad. That's it. Esther is like, cut from the same cloth as her but in Bleak House we get to see the internality of the sort of person who outwardly seems to others to just be pretty, kind, and loves her [weird pseudo-dad mentor figure]. Like I read Bleak House and I'm like "Esther I know you have opinions about this! stop lying to yourself and also me, I know you are experiencing an emotion other than gratitude, stop repressing" and that was the meat of the book

But if Lucie has any of that going on we don't know about it yet

And I just don't give a shit about any of the other characters, so far. I expect some segment of tumblr loves Sydney Carton because he is 1) a man and 2) pathetic, but I just want to put him in a dumpster and stop reading about him

[wildbeautifuldamned]

Dicken’s David Copperfield 16” Doll by Madame Alexander Felt Cloth 1930’s TLC EBAY Tina's Toys and Dolls

[afemalesebastian]

Finished "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". Is Gilbert REALLY good enough for Helen? I guess it's ok since he respected her wishes and stayed away when she asked. That's really the biggest difference between him and (slimeball 'nice guy') Walter.

Not sure what to read next. I like to have a Kindle book, physical book, and audiobook going at the same time. Kindle book is for reading at 2am when I'm up nursing, physical book is for when I'm out and about or have a minute to sit during the day to read (a rare treat) and audiobook is for the car.

Current physical book is "Post Captain" (I'm about a third of the way into it - what a delight) and I started listening to Star Wars: Brotherhood (the audiobook is more like a one-man radio play than an audiobook).

I do really like Dickens, but I've tried to start "Our Mutual Friend" twice now and just can't get into it. I'm thinking I might try Howard's End or My Antonia, maybe? I am very open to (public domain/available on Kindle) suggestions for a next book, though! Send me recommendations!

[kitapkontu]

"Acılarının ne kadar büyük olduğunu anlamıştım, ama o acının alevlerini sadece o çocukta görmüştüm."

Charles Dickens - İki Şehrin Hikâyesi

[tomoleary]

Will Eisner (1917–2005) “Fagin The Jew” Cover with Overlay (2002) Source

[fictionadventurer]

Didst thou see!! New Christmas Carol adaptation this November. Johnny Depp as Scrooge, Sam Claflin as Fred, Rupert Grint as Bob Cratchit and Ian McKellan as Marley. Curiosity bids me watch it

I have seen, but most of the stuff I've seen about it has just been people mercilessly shredding the tagline for implying that it's a prequel. It seems that this might not be the case. I'm weary of internet discourse lately, so I've been afraid to look into it further. But a Christmas Carol adaptation always intrigues me, so I may have to look into it when it gets closer to release.