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A letter to Charles Dickens on his 200th birthday - what would he make of the 21st century?
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zulublu answered:
that it has changed somuch
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macpoodle answered:
Nothing’s changed social injustice is still alive and well?
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dabnotu answered:
“…the period was so far like the present period…in the superlative degree of comparison only” not so much visionary as insightful. maybe.
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brianfdouglas answered:
200 years of technological progress, but no perceptible change in human behaviour.
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Be shocked that being able...read the Bible hasn’t magically cured all crime and be...
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cailleach-bheur reblogged this from guardian and added:
He lamented the endemic exploitation of women and prostitution in London in...time…...
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jetlaggedinparis reblogged this from guardian and added:
Happy 200th Birthday...Great Expectations is my favorite novel, here’s a manuscript...
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stephavery reblogged this from guardian and added:
Leaving the C19th prediliction for underage females...here is a man who would’ve had a lot...
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bristolswing answered:
“There’s not as much snow as there used to be…”
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rantraverewind answered:
kindles pfft
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greatleapsideways answered:
Plus ça change…
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venhabaiano answered:
Iria sugerir fazer sopa das crianças de rua
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sirmaxie answered:
Frist of all:He would understand our time and better technology to use, and. Would it make us a vivid and process them in his novels.
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miguelangelrolland answered:
Obviously… Great Expectations.
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