Today one of my favorite contemporary novelists, Jan Karon, is coming out with a new novel. In honor of the occasion, here's a Dickensian quote from one of her earlier novels. (The setup: Father Tim, the protagonist, is making his foster son, Dooley, read aloud every night while the latter is suspended from school.)
"That was a grand reading from Hamlet. We'll have Dickens tonight."
"Who's Dickens?"
"Only one of the finest storytellers in the English language, but long-winded, so eat your Wheaties."
"Man," said Dooley, wishing he were back in school.
A Light in the Window, chapter 15
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