“Morning drew on apace.
The air became more sharp and piercing, as its first dull hue: the death of
night, rather than the birth of day: glimmered faintly in the sky. The objects
which had looked dim and terrible in the darkness, grew more and more defined,
and gradually resolved into their familiar shapes. The rain came down, thick
and fast; and pattered, noisily, among the leafless bushes.” — English novelist
Charles Dickens (1812-1870),
The Adventures of Oliver Twist (1837)
Descriptions like this are part of the reason why
Dickens has been adapted so often to the screen. All the images and sounds are
here, ready for any screenwriter or director to use.
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