Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Getting Critical

Happened to dip into Ackroyd's wonderful biography of Dickens in a post-Dorrit haze last night. Was reminded that the critics of the time generally decided Bleak House and Little Dorrit were a falling-off from the great writer's previous high standards, being mechanical and uninspired.

A reminder not to ever, ever, ever take reviewers seriously.

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