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It was discussed as a novel that, despite initial criticism, was a great success and helped to alleviate any concerns about Dickens's finances or his enduring popularity. It was also mentioned in relation to his first love, Maria Beadnell.
He said she would always be beautiful and then he met her and realised that it was true He wrote one of the cruelest lines I think when he said flora because he based flora finching in little Dorwich...
— Episode: Charles Dickens
Episode: Charles Dickens
It was discussed as a novel that, despite initial criticism, was a great success and helped to alleviate any concerns about Dickens's finances or his enduring popularity. It was also mentioned in relation to his first love, Maria Beadnell.
He said she would always be beautiful and then he met her and realised that it was true He wrote one of the cruelest lines I think when he said flora because he based flora finching in little Dorwich on her Flora who had once been a lily was now a peony which peonies are beautiful flowers but if you think of the shape of one that is what he was really saying