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Charles Dickens
Thank you for inviting me to comment, but I fear I am not well up in Dickens, and I cannot helpfully comment on the question of his anti-semitism. Casual, mild anti-semitism was pretty rife in England until after the Second World War: things Noel Coward, T. S. Eliot and others wrote look very unacceptable now, but were fairly unremarkable in their day. Whether Dickens was another such or was actively anti-semitic I really do not know. It may be a question of checking the sources to see what his many biographers and analysts say on the matter. Tim riley (talk) 19:59, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Reply from WickerGuy
Thanks. I'll take a look this weekend. Although I have read half of Dickens work, I have only a limited knowledge of his personal bio, but I have easy access to a fair amount of works about him. This is just an acknowledgment I have received your message. More anon--WickerGuy (talk) 21:05, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Dickens
Hello - I remember reading the page a couple of years ago and thinking - part of this article is making out Dickens was a racist - and he wasn't'  kind of thing - when I argued a little I was referred to his portrayal of Fagin, and  his reaction to the Mutiny in India, and a massacre (Siege of Cawnpore), there of British people,  - I remember a letter where he wrote something outrageous  about he hoped the Indian race would be wiped out in revenge - it seemed to me , unhinged - 'I should do my utmost to exterminate the race' - , an emotional retort, not  his literal wish , - but I realised there was a lot of Dickens I didn't know really - I'd always accepted the portrayal of him as a radical, a writer concerned for the poor and oppressed,etc - perhaps this was not the whole story -  I  didn't know enough to argue much more  - I've just bought Miriam Margolyes dvd Dickens in America funnily enough, and she knows him back to front , and worships him, and shes left-wing and Jewish. And Orwell admired him. the article I want to contribute to at the moment is American Notes, now I've got the dvd. Sorry if thats not much help- I do think the 'racist' portrayal is overplayed in short, but don't have the comprehensive knowledge of his work I'd need to make my opinion really valuable Sayerslle (talk) 01:50, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Reply from WickerGuy
I'd love to chime in on thoughts on wording, but am having an unusually busy two days. By Saturday, you folks may have already come up with something. I'm fairly new to the issue. But thanks for the invitation, loads. I really mean it.--WickerGuy (talk) 21:57, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Charles Dickens
Hi, I saw your post on Ceoil's page. I've done a couple of lit. biographies - brought them through FAC - and have had the page watch listed for a long time. I've noticed the issues there - I'd be willing to help but am only editing sporadically these days. Certainly I can chime in on the talk page. First though I need to grab a Dickens biography from the library (I'm fairly familiar but need a refreshment). Also I have access to scholarly material if we need it. Hope you don't mind that I'm butting in. Truthkeeper (talk) 14:37, 25 February 2012 (UTC)