All about Dickens! (part II)

[birdienl]

As most of you will probably know, last Tuesday was the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens birth. I wanted to make a post to celebrate this fact, but real life got in the way. Also, I haven't had the time to write a book or adaptation review, but luckily there is the Charles Dickens Birthday Week at Old-Fashioned Charm and Miss Laurie has

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[litlover12]

Edith Wharton! It's her 150th birthday this year, and she's one of my favorite authors. "The House of Mirth" is my favorite; "The Age of Innocence," "The Custom of the Country," and "Old New York" (short stories) are all very good

[birdienl]

I've read about your readathon on the Dickensblog ofcourse, but I don't know who I could interest in sponsoring me for such a cause. It's hard to interest people here in The Netherlands, as Dickens is not such a big name.

Edit Wharton, I must say I'm a bit scared to start her novels. I have seen some of the adaptations of her works and they always seem so depressing. But that was over 5 years ago, so maybe I'm 'mature' enough now to try again!

[litlover12]

Well, I'd sponsor you, for one. :-) But no pressure. Do whatever you're comfortable with.

Wharton's novels ARE sad, but they're so good that I think they're worth it. You might try "The Custom of the Country," which is a satire and so has more humor than many of the others.

[birdienl]

Oh thanks for the offer! I'll think about it. I thought about sponsoring myself, but that's a bith weird don't you think? Maybe I could sponsor you in return.

Thanks, I'll keep that title in mind

[litlover12]

That would be cool!

[birdienl]

Oke, let's go for it! How do I proceed now?

[litlover12]

First, you pick your charity from the list on this page, and set up a fundraising page. Let me know if you need any help with that!

http://dickensblog.typepad.com/dickensblog/2011/12/the-dickens-bicentennial-charity-fundraiser.html

[birdienl]

Well, it took a while, but I set up a fundraising page for the Great Ormond Street Children's hospital here: www.justgiving.com/birdienl

[litlover12]

You are awesome!!! I've just sponsored you.

And here's my page: http://www.razoo.com/story/Dickens-Fundraiser-Somaly-Mam

Thank you! *hugs*

[birdienl]

Thanks very very much!

I also sponsored you!
Which books are you planning to read this year?

[litlover12]

Thank you for your donation!!

I'm reading "Selected Short Fiction," "Sketches by Boz," and "Selected Journalism." I just finished reading all the novels, so I had to branch out. :-)