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Just for fun - A Dickens Character game
L:Lagnier. Little Dorritt. One of the three names used by the pseudo villain who. Mysterious interloper that ends up being integral to the the outcome.
Magwitch. I actually felt sympathy for him in GE.
N:Nicholas Nickleby (I believe in doing the obvious ones first! Especially if it means theoretical bonus points for a "double".)
Krook is a fantastic character! Would you believe I had never heard about that (what happens to him) until I read Dickens?
And I agree about Magwitch. A really sad character; he tries so hard to make good, and was probably not very blameworthy in the first place.
Jean wrote: "N:Nicholas Nickleby (I believe in doing the obvious ones first! Especially if it means theoretical bonus points for a "double".)
Krook is a fantastic character! Would you believe I had never hea..."
Jean
Because my brain is tiny, I'm sure I will "reuse" a character sooner or later. Hopefully, I will be forgiven and not lose too many points ;>)
O is for Orlick, a nasty piece of work. Poor Mrs. Jo. No more ticklers for anyone!
P:Uncle Pumblechook, also from Great Expectations
Haha Peter, but we have so many fantastic names to go at even if we do slip up now and then :)
First things first, my friends:Q:
Is there not a Mr. Quinion in David Copperfield, a friend of Mr. Murdoch. You will not have me have recourse to TOCS!
About Magwitch, he is one of my favourite characters because for all his crookedness in earlier years he showed that he could do an honest day's work and succeed. And yet (view spoiler)
Orlick, although not a very prominent character, is memorable to me because of his name: It already sounds so evil ;-) Probably because it reminds me of those subterraneous "Morlocks".
Tristram wrote: "First things first, my friends:Q:
Is there not a Mr. Quinion in David Copperfield, a friend of Mr. Murdoch. You will not have me have recourse to TOCS!
About Magwitch, he is one of..."
Can't beat Dickens for creativity in names. I often wonder how far we can "push" the meaning of a name but for thought is the fact that in Victorian times "mag" meant to steal or be a thief. Thus, Mag - witch suggests a stealing witch, a person of some power/charm who is capable of changing or altering circumstances, either for good or for evil.
I'm hoping to jump in at "B" for one of my all-time favourite names.
P:Pleasant Riderhood. LD. Sister of rogue riderhood
Tristram wrote: "First things first, my friends:Q:
Is there not a Mr. Quinion in David Copperfield, a friend of Mr. Murdoch. You will not have me have recourse to TOCS!
About Magwitch, he is one of..."
Mr. Quinion manages the accountant portion of Mr. Murdstone's business, a wine merchant called Murdstone and Grinby. (I looked it up.) I don't understand why you didn't just use QUILP. :-}
S: Sam Weller from The Pickwick Papers - the astute cockney sidekick to Mr Pickwick
Peter - I like that definition, but it doesn't stop me feeling that Magwitch is a poignant, sad character
C'mon Kim! I'm a relative newcomer here, but even I know why!! "Q" will just have to wait until someone is posting who does not have a congenital allergy to The Old Curiosity Shop , as Tristram does!
Tristram - Ah - but for a completely different view of Morlocks, you must read Stephen Baxter's brilliant sequel to H. G. Wells's The Time Machine, The Time Ships
Christine - Why are you apologising? Did I miss something? :D
Jean wrote: "C'mon Kim! I'm a relative newcomer here, but even I know why!! ""I know why, I'm just bugging him for being so grumpy when it comes to poor, poor little Nell. :-}
T is for Trabb's boy, again from GE. Yes, I do love GE but will break into other novels too. That I promise for the letter B.
Kim wrote: "Tristram wrote: "First things first, my friends:Q:
Is there not a Mr. Quinion in David Copperfield, a friend of Mr. Murdoch. You will not have me have recourse to TOCS!
About Magwi..."
Let's save Quilp for a rainy day.
Jean wrote: "S: Sam Weller from The Pickwick Papers - the astute cockney sidekick to Mr Pickwick
Peter - I like that definition, but it doesn't stop me feeling that Magwitch is a poignant, sad ..."
Hi Jean,
thanks for the book recommendation. Being a grumpy person, I never considered the Morlocks to be that bad in the first place. ;-)
I was cudgelling my brains ... but vainly, as usual.
Brilliant Christine :) I had got as far as Uncle but nothing was kicking in...V:
Dolly Varden, flitatious daughter in... ta-ta-ta-tah! Barnaby Rudge :D
Thanks. I did the same thing! LOL! I thought there's gotta be an uncle somewhere! So I will not think hard on this one.
W: john Willit. BR.
Christine wrote: "U: Uncle Scrooge."
Well done.
OH NO! OK then, I'll be muggins... X:
The Ghost of Xmas Present from A Christmas Carol
(sorry Kim :( )
Y:The second of those Five Sisters of York unless, of course, you have another idea ;-)
Very good idea, Tristram. They'll keep us going for a bit ;) Z:
Zamiel is a melancholic Frenchman in A Flight
I must confess to having some some research for this one! But it does lead us nicely back to "A" :)
I'm thinking of sticking to "The Old Curiosity Shop" this time just for Tristram.A
Abel Garland--son of Mr. & Mrs. Garland, apprenticed to the notary Mr Witherden.
Well I'm game for that, Kim!B:
Mr (Sampson) Brass - the corrupt attorney, who cheats his clients in.... The Old Curiosity Shop
C is for Codlin, Thomas to be exact. A little Punch, a little Judy. TOCS
D: Mr Durdles. Mystery of Edwin Drood. Crypt keeper.
F:Frederick Trent
Poor, poor little Nell's brother in......
The Old Curiosity Shop :-}
G: Georgianna Podsnap. OMF. Hmmmmm... A character. A pawn in other characters' schemes. Daughter of the Podsnaps.
H + Captain Hopkins. Loaned a knife and fork to Mr. Creakle while they were both in debtors prison.I am currently reading David Copperfield. I guess it is the mark of an excellent storyteller when he can evoke so many emotions in a reader with a couple strokes of his pen. While reading this book, I laughed out loud from his discriptions of the characters or I become "glassy" eyed when I read about the experiences of this child-man in the early chapters.
In which the proud members of the Pickwick Club meet Whimsical. I am a bookworm and I love the classics especially those written during the Victorian era. My favourite Dickens book has got to be "A Christmas Carol" as it invokes such strong memories for me from childhood. That was the very first book of Dickens I read and I never forgot it.
Welcome to the Pickwick Club, Whimsical! It's always a pleasure to hear new voices in our discussions.I:
Isabella Wardle from Pickwick Papers
Good one! J:
Mrs Jarley. TOCS Jarley's waxworks, proprietress
Whimsical wrote: "H + Captain Hopkins. Loaned a knife and fork to Mr. Creakle while they were both in debtors prison.I am currently reading David Copperfield. I guess it is the mark of an excellent storyteller w..."
Welcome Whimsical. I'm sure you will enjoy us Dickensians. I'm looking forward to starting MofC next week.
Christine wrote: "Good one! J:
Mrs Jarley. TOCS Jarley's waxworks, proprietress"
K is for Krook. A puff of smoke in BH
Peter wrote: "Whimsical wrote: "H + Captain Hopkins. Loaned a knife and fork to Mr. Creakle while they were both in debtors prison.I am currently reading David Copperfield. I guess it is the mark of an excel..."
Thanks Peter. I am really forward reading to MofC too.
L:Mr Lively - Oliver Twist - disreputable shopkeeper who has dealings with Fagin
a salesman of small stature, who had squeezed as much of his person into a child's chair as the chair would hold, and was smoking a pipe at his warehouse door." :D
Nice to meet you, Whimsical :) And I totally concur with your love of A Christmas Carol
Have just noticed we've had "Krook" twice however!
How about Kenge of Kenge and Carboys, lawyers in Bleak House
Now up to M again
Jean wrote: "L:Mr Lively - Oliver Twist - disreputable shopkeeper who has dealings with Fagin
a salesman of small stature, who had squeezed as much of his person into a child's chair as the ch..."
Thanks Jean. Lovely to meet you, too.
M:Miss Mowchet. DC. hairdresser who makes house calls!
Tristram wrote: "Welcome to the Pickwick Club, Whimsical! It's always a pleasure to hear new voices in our discussions.I:
Isabella Wardle from Pickwick Papers"
Thanks Tristram. This is a great group.
N is for Nipper, wife of Toots. D and S
O:Oliver Twist from er... Oliver Twist
Would you believe we haven't had him yet? I'm thoroughly enjoying my reread of this, and am commenting on the relevant threads as I go, if anyone would like to have a look, or reply :)
Q is for Quilp... but I fear he may have appeared already, so if that's the case, I'm Q-less.
Well, we've had Daniel Quilp, but how about his timid wife whom he loved to bully mentally:Betsy Quilp
A bit of a joint effort there :) So now we're on to R
R:Why not the simplest thing of all for us at the moment:
Rudge, Barnaby?
I hope we have not already mentioned this?
R:I can't think of any Rs from The Old Curiosity Shop for Tristram, so I'll go with
George Rouncewell, he's one of my favorite characters from one of my favorite books, Bleak House.
Oh, by the way, Happy Birthday Jean, I know I missed it by a day, but I hope you had a good one anyway. :-}
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Krook, proprietor of a rag and bottle shop in Bleak House. I love what happens to this guy, but I won't tell you what it is. :-}