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SEBASTIAN LEHNER
David Copperfield as an example of the Victorian socio-critical novel

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Another interesting thing is the conversion of “A Christmas Carol” into a Muppets show in 1992, featuring half puppets and half real actors, among them Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge.[64] Furthermore the Internet is full of information about Charles Dickens and his works and most of his novels have been digitalized and set up on the Net for free download and thus been made available to a wider public than ever. And probably the most funny of all modern conversions has been achieved by Disney, who reworked the “Christmas Carol” as a comic. The role of Ebenezer Scrooge seems almost as fitting for Dagobert Duck as if Dickens had written it for him. And the three little ducks, Tick, Trick and Track make a really sweet appearance as the three ghosts of the past, present and future Christmas. So all in all one can say that Dickens novels almost seem to be timeless and haven broken the boundaries, even of Televsion, Cartoons and the Internet. The taste in literature changes from person to person and from age to age, but judged from the current point if view, Dickens’ novels will most probably prevail and pass the test of time better than any book of the 19th century can ever do. And this proves once more that Dickens could easily be remembered one of the greatest English authors of all time.

[64] cf. http://www.yesterdayland.com/popopedia/shows/movies/mv1276.php

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