#gaydickensproject

[drpercivalendicottwhyborne]

I just have to point out... they have club uniforms. Ricardians DEFINITELY need uniforms.

[drpercivalendicottwhyborne]

This is such a clear depiction of what being drunk feels like.

[drpercivalendicottwhyborne]

I present for your consideration, one Mr. Tracy Tupman. Described as a great lover of women, gone somewhat to seed and grown rather fat. Quick to turn his head to admire a pretty girl. Covering for something, perhaps?

[drpercivalendicottwhyborne]

This was the only part of this book I could remember with any clarity, and I still love it.

sandwich in her hand, no mouth to put it in

No gay yet but there's still time.

[drpercivalendicottwhyborne]

OMG reading the preface to Pickwick and Charles is all like okay see this is full of weird plotholes because it was published serially and I changed his mind about how I wanted to do things as I went, and it was really hard because every installment had to stand more or less on its own --

1836 Charles: “It is obvious that in a work published with a view to such considerations, no artfully interwoven or  ingeniously complicated plot can with reason be expected.”

1852 Charles: Hold my beer.

[drpercivalendicottwhyborne]

First up: The Pickwick Papers (The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club)

Little club of bored gentlemen travel around the country getting into silly adventures. Named the Pickwickians after their leader, Samuel Pickwick. Definitely gives me Ricardian vibes aka this is a club I made for all my gay friends and we’ll just pretend there is something else we have in common but you have to be gay to get in btw I named it after me.

Haven’t read it in a lot of years, wasn’t a favorite when I did. But it looks promising for my current purposes.

Initial rating: 3 stars

[drpercivalendicottwhyborne]

I’m going to do a full reread of Dickens’ books this year and find all the gay ships. Liveblog coming. Feel free to join in.