How wonderful to wake up in the morning, fail to keep my intention not to check my phone while still in bed, and be rewarded with a delightful post on Dickens, Bleak House, how to begin a novel, and, of course, fog.
Amazing language, pre-dates Joyce and Ulysses. Borges said that fiction creates its predecessors, so we are able to recognize Joycean stream of consciousness in Dickens because of Joyce. New fiction rewrites its earlier stylistic forebears. I'll have to take a look, I never read Bleak House. In Inkstigators, which is dedicated to writing, and I hardly post on it, I was just talking about Dickens' regular writing habits, which 7AM to noon, which createed his massive output.
Just FYI - “Blinkers” refer to the leather eye-guards a horse is dressed with, as part of their harness, not the eyes themselves. They are designed to stop the horse getting distracted by what’s in its peripheral vision. I think they’re more often called Blinders in America.
In no way criticising - just thought it might be of interest.
The essence remains - but he’s referring to eye height, not the eyes themselves.
Thank you! So very kind. 🙏
How wonderful to wake up in the morning, fail to keep my intention not to check my phone while still in bed, and be rewarded with a delightful post on Dickens, Bleak House, how to begin a novel, and, of course, fog.
FOG, of course...hahaha...Thank you for such a sweet note. Made my day!
This is a class I did during COVID on Hamlet. Hope you like it. I thought the kids did great. 😊 https://open.substack.com/pub/johnnogowski/p/was-shakespeares-hamlet-truly-bipolar?r=7pf7u&utm_medium=ios
Surreal and stream of consciousness, opening the gate for Joyce and Virginia Woolf.
Amazing language, pre-dates Joyce and Ulysses. Borges said that fiction creates its predecessors, so we are able to recognize Joycean stream of consciousness in Dickens because of Joyce. New fiction rewrites its earlier stylistic forebears. I'll have to take a look, I never read Bleak House. In Inkstigators, which is dedicated to writing, and I hardly post on it, I was just talking about Dickens' regular writing habits, which 7AM to noon, which createed his massive output.
Great post. Thank you.
Just FYI - “Blinkers” refer to the leather eye-guards a horse is dressed with, as part of their harness, not the eyes themselves. They are designed to stop the horse getting distracted by what’s in its peripheral vision. I think they’re more often called Blinders in America.
In no way criticising - just thought it might be of interest.
The essence remains - but he’s referring to eye height, not the eyes themselves.
Yeah. I remember seeing those. I think people understood. Thanks puny
I've been on a real Dickens kick myself! I keep mentioning it in my writing.
Awesome. He was really amazing. Writing two novels at once!!
Ahh... I love Dickens and this was wonderful. It always make me look at foggy days differently. well written! Always look forward to your posts :)
So very nice of you, Rox! I’ll keep ‘em coming.
Love this. I felt like cheering when I came across it. The opening of “Bleak House” is probably my favorite stretch of writing, by anyone.
So very kind David. Thank you
So very kind of you!! Many thanks!!