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My Favourite Mr Scrooge. (817 words)
by broxi3781 - written on 03/12/11, updated on 03/12/11 (Very useful, 78 readings)
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Everyone has their own favourite version of Charles Dicken s classic Christmas story "A Christmas Carol". It just isn t Christmas with reading or watching this story in some context. You may prefer the original, classic book. Perhaps you like the film versions with Russell Thorndike, Basil Rathbone ,Albert Finney, or Richard Williams. Perhaps you like more modern fair such as George C Scott, Patrick Stewart , or even Jim Carrey. But while many of these have turned in fine performances, there is one man .... or shall we say duck who epitomises the old miser to me, none other than Scrooge Mc Duck. This book is based on the Disney Film "Mickey s Christmas ...

Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist (103 words)
by hayley - written on 21/07/00, updated on 21/07/00 (Useful, 140 readings)
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I could not help but to see a televised or staged version of Oliver Twist before I read the novel, but I was just as taken with the novel as I was with the films and stage versions that I had seen. Dickens creates a very dark atmosphere and the whole novel is very gloomy and claustrophobic. The story is based around many of the saddest ...

Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens

Oliver without a Twist (164 words)
by DKW - written on 08/07/00, updated on 08/07/00 (Useful, 97 readings)
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I personally think that we do not pay enough attention to the classics. There are a lot of great modern authors, but classics can teach a lot as well as giving enjoyment. Oliver twist is the well known story of an orphan who is brought up in an orphanage. Do not expect the tales about his mother or a lot of the additional bits which have been ...