Charles Dickens is one of the greatest writers, ever. He exposes woo-woo thinking in the best way possible, he pokes fun at it and exposes it in a way that is both humorous and appalling and in a manner that may get someone off their bottom and want to change things.
Was his defense of spontaneous human combustion sincere (Krook in Bleak House gets lit up after a healthy amount of gin with no fire starter in sight) or do you think he defended this unusual plot device tongue in cheek? It seems odd to me one of the greatest minds in all of literature who unfailingly points out disingenuousness in people could have thought some people might combust after drinking for no particular reason.
Any thoughts from fellow Dickens' fans.
Was his defense of spontaneous human combustion sincere (Krook in Bleak House gets lit up after a healthy amount of gin with no fire starter in sight) or do you think he defended this unusual plot device tongue in cheek? It seems odd to me one of the greatest minds in all of literature who unfailingly points out disingenuousness in people could have thought some people might combust after drinking for no particular reason.
Any thoughts from fellow Dickens' fans.
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