From: Scott Alt (sealt69@YAHOO.COM)
Date: Wed Sep 27 2000 - 14:13:31 PDT
Dickens's novels in fact provide a gallery of good names: Alfred Jingle (_Pickwick Papers_) Mr. Bumble (_Oliver Twist_) Wackford Squeers (_Nicholas Nickleby_) Samuel Brass (_The Old Curiosity Shop_) Sim Tappertit (_Barnaby Rudge_) Zephaniah Scadder (_Martin Chuzzlewit_) Rev. Melchisidech Howler (_Dombey and Son_) Mr. Creakle (_David Copperfield_) "Fascination Fledgby" (_Bleak House_) Mr. M'Choakumchild (_Hard Times_) Mrs. F's Aunt (_Little Dorrit_) The Vengeance (_A Tale of Two Cities_) Uncle Pumblechook (_Great Expectations_) Mr. Podsnap (_Our Mutual Friend_) --- Darby Higgs <darby.higgs@ARTS.MONASH.EDU.AU> wrote: > What about Dick Swiveller in Old Curiosity Shop, > Murdstone in David Copperfield > > > Jeanne Fugina wrote: > > > > > > I am giving a program regarding names and > naming, "What's In A > > Name?" (Thank you William Shakespeare.) However, > I have always felt > > that some of the most clever, interesting, unusual > and often telling > > names were devised by Charles Dickens. Since I > have a short memory > > and a short amount of time to finish this project, > could you all help > > me gather a list of Dicken's most memorable names > from his vast > > literary works? Thanks, Jeanne > > -- > Darby Higgs > Australian APEC Study Centre > Tel 61 3 9903 8021 > http://www.apec.org.au __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/