- Want to meet Mr. Dickens in person? You might try the sixth annual Victorian Ghost Walk this Halloween weekend — although why he'd be hanging out in Kentucky, I'm not sure.
- A concert version of A Christmas Carol, "performed with a full symphony orchestra, choir, and rock/pop rhythm section," will be released on CD October 19. You can pre-order it now on Amazon.
- Great Expectations without Orlick or Compeyson? I can't quite imagine how that would work. . . .
- I'm not an Anne Rice fan, but I do like this quote from her Facebook page that a friend sent to me: "This magnificent novel, Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, taught me how to write, and taught me to want to write. This is one of the first novels I ever read, and I go back to it almost every year. There are many editions for sale. If you haven't read this, by all means do."
- The upcoming film The Chimes now has a producer. Hollywood veteran Howard Rosenman has signed on.
- Here's yet another pub that Dickens made famous. Much more of this and I'll have to create a "pubs" tag.
- We've got 20 votes in the poll about which books to donate! If you haven't yet voted but you want to, make sure to do it by tomorrow night.
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