When Charles Dickens arrived in Boston Harbor, where he started, they had to keep it secret because there was such a mob of people expecting him, and they actually chased down his carriage at the hotel, the Parker House Hotel. Matthew Pearl arrivebostoncarriage share on social
Up until the final decade of the nineteenth century, the United States and the United Kingdom did not recognize copyright in each other's creative works. Matthew Pearl centurycopyrightcreative Change image and share on social
When Dickens arrives in the United States in November of 1867, he's already in questionable health. So by the end of the trip, he was really in failing condition, and really, he would never recover completely after this point, and you could sort of draw a straight line to his ultimate decline and death. Matthew Pearl arrivecompletelycondition share on social
I tend to have an endless number of ideas for writing projects. I don't necessarily say that as a good thing. Maybe it's a good thing, but I have ideas for all kinds of projects: contemporary novels, graphic novels, anything that happens to go through my mind. Matthew Pearl contemporaryendlessgood share on social
One important idea I hope is reflected in 'The Poe Shadow' is that fiction can add as much to history as nonfiction does. Matthew Pearl addfictionhistory Change image and share on social
Films have become shorter in length, jumpier in style, and simpler in story so that they can be more easily transferred to once under-exploited international markets. Matthew Pearl easilyexploitfilm Change image and share on social
The novel has always been a contradictory form. Here is a long form narrative mainly read originally by consumers who were only newly literate or limited in their literacy. The novel ranked below poetry, essay and history in prestige for a long time. Matthew Pearl consumercontradictoryessay share on social
When it comes to referring to Dickens's life, performing plays with your nine children for friends and family during Christmas is Dickensian. Matthew Pearl childchristmasdicken Change image and share on social
If we think about what mystery entails as a genre, certainly a big part of it is a resolution. Matthew Pearl bigentailgenre Change image and share on social
Poe was plagued and haunted most of all by something pretty banal: poverty. Probably the most eccentric decision in life was to become a writer in an age when making a living at it was nearly impossible. Matthew Pearl agebanaldecision share on social