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    Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:08

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    Thanks to Oxford University Press we've got some nice little prizes to give away:

    1st place - 30 Oxford World Classics of your choice from this list.

    2nd place - 20 of the same.

    3rd place - 10...

    As it's Christmas time soon and A Christmas Carol is a perennial seasonal classic we thought we'd ask you to tell us your favourite Dickens characters. We'll run this competition on Twitter so try and keep your entries to 140 characters or less.

    Winners will be decided by general consensus in the BD office. Competition closes 30th December.

    Competition now closed

    Posted by Adam Adam

    Categories: competition, Oxford World Classics, Dickens

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    Comments

    1. shikamika's avatar shikamika

      Nancy is my favourite.

      Posted Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:16 Mark as unsuitable?
    2. Rachel Singer's avatar Rachel Singer

      Dora Spenlow of David Copperfield has got to be THE most amusing female of all literary history. Her frenetic devotion to Jip and erratic attraction to male suitors make for an interesting break from all of David's weeping

      Posted Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:55 Mark as unsuitable?
    3. rona's avatar rona

      Miss Havisham - She's one memorable antagonist. She still creeps me out.

      Posted Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:41 Mark as unsuitable?
    4. Christine Shaw's avatar Christine Shaw

      My favourite Dickens character is Lucretia Tox from Dombey and Son She is in love with Paul and hopes to marry him. Paul doesn't want Lucretia. but she remains loyal, despite her broken heart.

      Posted Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:49 Mark as unsuitable?
    5. Kate Tonkin's avatar Kate Tonkin

      Miss Havisham, she certainly knows how to hold a grudge.

      Posted Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:49 Mark as unsuitable?
    6. parvaneh S's avatar parvaneh S

      Stella in Great Expectation has a very strong personality.

      Posted Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:15 Mark as unsuitable?
    7. Ben Jones's avatar Ben Jones

      Sydney Carton; "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done"

      Posted Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:55 Mark as unsuitable?
    8. Flobble Foo's avatar Flobble Foo

      Flobble"'; Floo

      Posted Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:52 Mark as unsuitable?
    9. Eleni Chatzaki's avatar Eleni Chatzaki

      Torn between Arthur Clennam (Little Dorrit) and Inspector Bucket (Bleak House), I eventually picked Clennam! This is what humans should be like!

      Posted Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:12 Mark as unsuitable?
    10. Jennifer Dolan's avatar Jennifer Dolan

      My favorite Dickens character is Scrooge, especially this time of year. It reminds me that there is goodness in everyone, even if it is hidden.

      Posted Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:12 Mark as unsuitable?
    11. WILLAIM LAMPTEY's avatar WILLAIM LAMPTEY

      A very interesting and educative site that would bring nolstalgec memories of school literature.

      Posted Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:19 Mark as unsuitable?
    12. Julian Boyce's avatar Julian Boyce

      It really has to be Barkis from David Copperfield. He is loyal, he is steadfast and true; most of all, he is 'Willing'.

      Posted Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:13 Mark as unsuitable?
    13. Annette Raunsbjerg's avatar Annette Raunsbjerg

      Scrooge... Crossing my fingers and hope to win.

      Posted Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:07 Mark as unsuitable?
    14. Caroline Webber's avatar Caroline Webber

      Goodness all the characters that everyone has written about are correct. I have to say David Copperfield - it was the first Dickens book I read as a young teenager and so always a soft spot for the young man

      Posted Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:53 Mark as unsuitable?
    15. Connie's avatar Connie

      Sydney Carton from A Tale of Two Cities made the ultimate sacrifice for the woman he loved. He was everything, from the lazy, alcoholic jackal who thinks his life wasted to the embodiment of holy hero sacrifices his life. The one significant scene that really evoked feelings of pity for him was when he dreams and as he wakes up, all that were left were tears.

      Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:38 Mark as unsuitable?
    16. jane martin's avatar jane martin

      Miss Havisham is such a tragic character but she teaches us so much about what influences our lives

      Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:24 Mark as unsuitable?
    17. Peter Ozarowski's avatar Peter Ozarowski

      This was great idea for the holidays. I truly enjoyed considering a number of candidates. Thanks To you and Yours happy Holidays

      Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:23 Mark as unsuitable?
    18. ramy m's avatar ramy m

      My favourite Dickens characters are David Copperfield, Agnes Wickfield, and Betsey Trotwood.

      Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:49 Mark as unsuitable?
    19. John A. MacLeod's avatar John A. MacLeod

      My favourite is Sam Weller from Pickwick, because of his Cockney wit, his resilience and his resourcefulness. He has a definite way with epithets.

      Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:26 Mark as unsuitable?
    20. Suzanne Moore's avatar Suzanne Moore

      Tiny Tim - I love his cheerful outlook despite his afflictions

      Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:12 Under review
    21. Gloria H's avatar Gloria H

      My favorite Dickens character is Scrooge. He is a beautiful example of the cynicism of our world and of the power to change. He makes me believe that hope springs eternal for mankind.

      Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:19 Mark as unsuitable?
    22. Melissa Ropke's avatar Melissa Ropke

      Going over the Dickens I've read the one character that keeps coming up is Pip from Great Expectations. I wonder if that is because I read Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones last year? Thanks for running the contest!

      Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:02 Mark as unsuitable?
    23. Denise V Ruiz's avatar Denise V Ruiz

      denise.v.ruiz@gmail.com

      Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:29 Mark as unsuitable?
    24. Patrick Chan's avatar Patrick Chan

      What is my favorite Dickens character? That's quite difficult to say! On the one hand, I appreciate his contagious, genial sense of humor and brimming joy and optimism which can guffaw with Pickwick and make merry with a reformed Scrooge. After all, laughter is the best medicine, and a person whose character is marked by a good sense of humor is surely a marvel of health! But on the other hand, I also appreciate Dickens' care for the poor, orphans, defenseless, the street urchins of society like Oliver Twist or Tiny Tim or Nell. This concern for the downtrodden in a time when few cared is also one of my favorite characters in Dickens. Sorry I realize you're probably asking for an actual character like Bob Cratchit. If that's the case, my vote goes to the signal-man. I appreciate the signal-man because his story makes for one of the more eerie Christmas tales, perhaps akin to the Victorian era's The Nightmare Before Christmas. In any case Dickens was truly the wonderful wizard of Boz!

      Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:13 Mark as unsuitable?
    25. Rayna Lamb's avatar Rayna Lamb

      I love Aunt Betsey Trotwood, a woman who knows her own mind.

      Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:19 Under review
    26. deborah's avatar deborah

      There are so many wonderful characters in Dicken's work. Very hard to choose just one.

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:32 Mark as unsuitable?
    27. J-Louise's avatar J-Louise

      I don't have a favourite, but I must agree with Anna Hamilton in that Mr. Bucket is one of the best. Also casted perfectly in the BBC adaption that was made a few weeks back.

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:13 Mark as unsuitable?
    28. gordon roberts's avatar gordon roberts

      I'm a bit concerned that the quiz q asks what is my favourite Dickens character, not who. A book site should know better.

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:16 Mark as unsuitable?
    29. Osnat Segev's avatar Osnat Segev

      Barnaby Rudge

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:48 Mark as unsuitable?
    30. Susan Dillon's avatar Susan Dillon

      Joe Gargery in Great Expectations. "...I knew it was Joe by his clumsy manner of coming up-stairs...and by the time it took him to read the names on the other floors." And for outliving Mrs. Joe!

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:22 Mark as unsuitable?
    31. Leisa McBride's avatar Leisa McBride

      Ebenezer Scrooge

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:15 Mark as unsuitable?
    32. John Hampson's avatar John Hampson

      Joe Gargery in Great Expectations - kind, understanding and long-suffering he is a father figure for Pip.

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:14 Mark as unsuitable?
    33. Elena's avatar Elena

      Sidney Carton, from A Tale of Two Cities

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:50 Mark as unsuitable?
    34. Ben Shaw's avatar Ben Shaw

      The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:55 Mark as unsuitable?
    35. Kate Clerkin's avatar Kate Clerkin

      Uriah Heep, but Scrooge is a close second. It's always the unlikeable ones that I end up loving.

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:07 Mark as unsuitable?
    36. Karen O Reardon's avatar Karen O Reardon

      Also Amy Dorrit, she's such a great character.

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:53 Mark as unsuitable?
    37. elisa's avatar elisa

      Amy Dorrit from Little Dorrit

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:36 Mark as unsuitable?
    38. Steve Barron's avatar Steve Barron

      Girl number twenty...who was unable to define a horse

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:27 Mark as unsuitable?
    39. Andrea Rohács's avatar Andrea Rohács

      Scrooge because he was able to change

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:24 Mark as unsuitable?
    40. Helena Petre's avatar Helena Petre

      Betsey Trotwood from David Copperfield

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:00 Mark as unsuitable?
    41. Christopher M. Doggett's avatar Christopher M. Doggett

      Scrooge is the man. We should all learn from his experiences and apply the lessons throughout the year.

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:47 Mark as unsuitable?
    42. Maura Croke's avatar Maura Croke

      Fagan is such a true to life character

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:45 Mark as unsuitable?
    43. Michelle Cairo Santana's avatar Michelle Cairo Santana

      Biddy

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:11 Mark as unsuitable?
    44. Rennison Sara M's avatar Rennison Sara M

      Oh Yes Pickwick, definitely

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:03 Mark as unsuitable?
    45. Paul Seligman's avatar Paul Seligman

      Having just entered name, I see others are adding reasons why'. This wasn't asked for - should I re-enter with why I chose that character?

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:51 Mark as unsuitable?
    46. Dympna Curran's avatar Dympna Curran

      THERE ARE SO MANYY PEOPLE IN OLIVERS POSITION TODAY

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:33 Mark as unsuitable?
    47. Catuga's avatar Catuga

      Fagin, because he represents the good and the evil. He tries to make Oliver happy but struggles with his need to survive in this difficult world.

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:27 Mark as unsuitable?
    48. Anna Hamilton's avatar Anna Hamilton

      Mr Bucket from Bleak House! "You don't happen to know why they killed the pig do you?... On account of his having too much cheek." Such a classic character, and one of literature's first great detectives.

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:25 Mark as unsuitable?
    49. Joanna Boston's avatar Joanna Boston

      Her bet pocket

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:03 Mark as unsuitable?
    50. James L Hogg's avatar James L Hogg

      Pip in GE: "In a word, it was impossible for me to separate her, in the past or in the present, from the innermost life of my life."

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:07 Mark as unsuitable?
    51. Beatriz Gonzalez Lopez's avatar Beatriz Gonzalez Lopez

      Mr. Scrooge is my favourite character. His personal evolution throught the history thanks to the Spirit of Christmas, the love and the solidarity is touching.

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:05 Mark as unsuitable?
    52. Mariano Hortal de la Muñoza's avatar Mariano Hortal de la Muñoza

      Pickwick

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:05 Mark as unsuitable?
    53. Goranka Simic's avatar Goranka Simic

      Miss Havisham.

      Posted Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:58 Mark as unsuitable?

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