Montreal Dickens Fellowship
for the best of times

Guest Speaker: Kendall Mattern
Topic: Dickens, Carlyle and the Revolution(s) that Wracked England and Europe 1789-1871

"A Tale of Two Cities" Book I: Chapters 1-6 "Recalled to Life"
Questions on "A Tale of Two Cities" Book 1: Chapters 1-6

Suggested resource for discussion:
BBC. Masterpiece Theatre "A Tale of Two Cities", BBC Masterpiece Theatre 1989
(17 minutes)

"A Tale of Two Cities" Book II: Chapters 22-24 and Book III: Chapters 1-7
Questions on "A Tale of Two Cities" Book II: Chapters 22-24 and Book III: Chapters 1-7

"A Tale of Two Cities", BBC Masterpiece Theatre 1989
(44 minutes)

Guest Speaker: Judith Elson -
Topic: "Things That Go Bump in the Night"
Resurrection Men/the History of Grave Robbing

"A Tale of Two Cities" Book III: Chapters 8-15
Questions on "A Tale of Two Cities" Book III: Chapters 8-15

"A Tale of Two Cities", BBC Masterpiece Theatre 1989
(49 minutes)

Open Discussion

Suggested Resource for Viewing and Discussion:
"A Tale of Two Cities" 1935 with Ronald Coleman Part One
(63 minutes)

Open Discussion

"A Tale of Two Cities" 1935 with Ronald Coleman Part Two
(63 minutes)

Guest Speaker: Henrietta Johnson
Topic: "A Tale of Two (Plus!) Women"

Discussing thee women characters in the novel, the women in Dickens life and the changing historic/cultural role of women.

Suggested resource for viewing and discussion:
"Marie Antoinette" 1938 with Norma Shearer Part One
(1 hour, 18 minutes)

Guest Speaker: Judith Elson
Topic: Madame Guillotine/ The National Razor

"Marie Antoinette" 1938 with Norma Shearer Part Two
(1 hour, 18 minutes)