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Thanks for the tip, next time I'm at the library, I'll check out that book. It sounds too me, he wasn't like scrooge. Unfortuanately, there are scrooges in the world. 
posted by
shelly_b
on December 19, 2005 at 4:56 PM
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shelly, I can't remember. But read Tale of Two Cities and get a better
view of him. He was very compassionate I remember that, and cared about outing the locals for allowing such miserable conditions for children.
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kingmi
on December 19, 2005 at 4:50 PM
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Kingmi............a penny a word? Geez. I don't know much about him. Was he like his character scrooge?
posted by
shelly_b
on December 19, 2005 at 4:37 PM
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per word
posted by
kingmi
on December 19, 2005 at 4:24 PM
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shelly, I understand Dickens wrote for a magazine that paid a penny per pag
It'sd amazing that he was as careful and controlled as he was!
posted by
kingmi
on December 19, 2005 at 4:23 PM
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I hate to admit this, but, I've seen all the movies, but never read the book. 
posted by
shelly_b
on December 19, 2005 at 4:20 PM
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