So how accurate is the GOT PAID BY THE CHAPTER meme that seems to dog Dickens?
Is his work really pointlessly overly long? I was thinking of picking up Oliver Twist.
>>8208210
Regardless they tend to be filled with good substance.
>>8208210
He got paid per installment.
Dickens was probably a hack who lengthened his work, but he's a very talented hack. Oliver Twist is short and accessible and you might enjoy it.
>>8208210
one of the greatest prose writers in the english language
Could someone just get paid by the post ?
>Maybe intricately crafted 4chan posts ?
Actually thou, the Love is Always Free
>>8208366
I bet you've never read Dickens in your life
>>8208495
Give her the Dickens