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The Dickens Fellowship of New York announces the
release of the first installment of A Dickensian’s Garden of Verses
by Morton Jacober. Mr. Jacober is Vice-President Emeritus and Poet
Laureate of the New York
chapter and for several years before his retirement led discussions of
Dickens’ novels at the organization’s monthly meetings. Each
pre-assigned chapter was summarized in rhyming verse and was followed by
questions for discussion.
The initial release includes the rhymed summaries
of all 57 chapters of The Pickwick Papers, two examples of which
are shown below (Chapter 12, Mr. Pickwick “proposes” to Mrs. Bardell and
Chapter 28, Christmas at Dingley Dell). Subsequent
releases will include the summaries of novels The Mystery of Edwin
Drood, The Old Curiosity Shop, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities,
and Nicholas Nickleby. In addition, Mr. Jacober has written numerous
Dickens themed skits for entertainment at the Fellowship’s social
functions and these too will be available in future releases.
A Dickensian’s Garden of Verses is available
to Dickens Fellowship chapters, schools, libraries and the general
public. It is provided free of charge via email.
To obtain a copy of the first installment, the
rhymed summaries of The Pickwick Papers, send an email to The New York Fellowship at
admin@dickensnewyork.com.
The material will be sent to you in Adobe’s pdf file format.
The Dickens Fellowship of New York is honored to
share the poetic literary works of our distinguished member Morton
Jacober.
The Pickwick Papers (samples)
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CHAPTER TWELVE
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CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
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Now a peek at Pickwick's domestic
life,
Two major events will lead to
later strife.
With Mrs. Bardell, Mr. P's
landlady,
A comedy of errors very shady.
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What could be a more stimulating
blend?
Two occasions for festivities sans
end.
Both wedding and Christmas at
Dingley Dell,
Excellent reasons for pealing the
bell.
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He asks her if two can live
cheaper than one,
She accepts, thinking it's offer
of marital fun.
Her son leads in P's pals to see
fainting act,
They smirk at his denial, which
they say is fact.
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Pickwick and co. enter into spirit
of things,
Bella's off to Trundle's bed;
everyone sings.
Amidst eating and dancing to
celebrate joy,
Gluttony and sleep are paradise
for Fat Boy.
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Truth is he planned to hire a
serving man,
Snaps up wily Sam Weller, quick as
he can.
Twelve pounds per annum and two
suits, heaven knows,
As we all know, the man makes the
clothes.
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Shades of a wild medieval kermess,
Jolly Pickwick imbibes too much
wine, I confess.
Wardle's rural abode starts to
rock and roll,
I fear such abandon will take its
toll.
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Question: Chapter 12-Was Pickwick
stupid or simply naïve in the way he broached his thoughts to
Mrs. Bardell?
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Question: Chapter 28-How did you
enjoy Dickens'
descriptions of the celebrations
at Dingley Dell?
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