“Dickens' hypocrites are the prime beneficiaries of his inventive genius. The heroes and heroines have no imagination. We could scrap all the solemn parts of his novels without impairing his status as a writer. But we could not remove Mrs.… — John Carey Copy Share Image
“Dickens' plots are his most discardable properties, and often have to be pushed aside to let the strange poetry of his imagination emerge.” — John Carey Copy Share Image
“Dickens' hypocrites are the prime beneficiaries of his inventive genius. The heroes and heroines have no imagination. We could scrap all the solemn parts… — John Carey Copy Share Image
“...literature gives you ideas to think with. It stocks your mind. It does not indoctrinate, because diversity, counter-argument, reappraisal and qualification are its essence.… — John Carey Copy Share Image
“My interview was mostly conducted by Hugo Dyson, an Oxford ‘character’, known for his wit. I always found him alarming. He was like a… — John Carey Copy Share Image
“Dickens' plots are his most discardable properties, and often have to be pushed aside to let the strange poetry of his imagination emerge.” — John Carey Copy Share Image
“One of history’s most useful tasks is to bring home to us how keenly, honestly and painfully, past generations pursued aims that now seem… — John Carey Copy Share Image
