Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.
A word in earnest is as good as a speech.
Injustice breeds injustice
Accidents will occur in the best regulated families
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another
Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some
The sun does not shine upon this fair earth to meet frowning eyes, depend upon it.
Treachery don't come natural to beaming youth; but trust and pity, love and constancy,--they do, thank God!
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Phiz, Dickens and Memory in David Copperfield
Guildhall Library, London (UK)
Wed, 18th April 2012 - Wed, 18th April 2012
David Copperfield is a successful London author when he writes his memoir. His recollections, however, are partial, and Browne’s illustrations sometimes fill in gaps that David’s narrative later, or never, does. How can pictures depict the mind’s imaginings and also correct them in light of subsequent disclosures? How does an artist draw memories? What are the exterior marks of inward states? This talk will be delivered by Professor Robert L Patten of Rice University Texas. The talk is free but booking is essential. This event is part of the City of London's programme of events to celebrate Dickens.
