#eugene wrayburn

[blogjaneeyre]

[salomeydraws]

He had founded himself upon Eugene when they were yet boys at school; and at this hour imitated him no less, admired him no less, loved him no less, than in those departed days.

- Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens

[lost815]

If I had a nickel for every time Dickens had a lawyer hero—a bit unsympathetic, indolent, bored, self-critical, with terrible self-preservation instincts, but intelligent, with potential for greatness, and a heart of gold—I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[hopelessnicotine]

paul mcgann dead fish eyes type dude like a seal attacked by a polar bear at every moment of every day he looks like he has no feelings ever and i love it for him

[fiction-quotes]

“I am in a ridiculous humour,” quoth Eugene; “I am a ridiculous fellow. Everything is ridiculous. Come along!”

  —  Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens)

[girlies4mcgann]

In honor of this week's episode, behold: the iconic piece of art one of Maggie's best friends made for her birthday this year. Do with it what you will.

[mxcottonsocks]

Giving your child the first name of a fictional character is one thing, but giving them the character's surname as a middle name is quite another...

"Wray" seems to have absolutely owned it though

[katokrisovaka]

Not yet a hundred pages into Dickens' "Our mutual friend" and I am already in love with Mr Eugene Wrayburn:

-- 'his gloom deepens to that degree that he trifles quite ferociously with his dessert-knife.'

-- "I object on principle, as a biped, to being constantly referred to insects and four-footed creatures. I object to being required to model my proceedings according to the proceedings of the bee, or the dog, or the spider, or the camel."

-- 'Eugene is also in attendance, with a pervading air upon him of having presupposed the ceremony to be a funeral, and of being disappointed.'

However, the actual reason might be this: