Dickensmania! |
by Gina Dalfonzo |
PBS kicks off its spring series "The Tales of Charles Dickens" this Sunday evening, with the first installment of Oliver Twist. After that come David Copperfield, Little Dorrit (the one I'm really excited about), and The Old Curiosity Shop. The complete schedule is here.
If you don't mind a little more shilling for my pet project, I have a preview posted at Dickensblog, and every Sunday night from now through May, I'll be discussing the movies over there. If you watch any or all of them, I'd love for you to drop by and share your impressions!
Meanwhile, as we're on the subject of classic literature and its spinoffs, Austenmania seems to have taken a creepy turn. As Lori Smith mentioned to me in an e-mail chat, Friday the 13th seems a peculiarly appropriate day to mention this bit of freakiness.
(Image courtesy of PBS)