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NAME Chloe

COMMENTS
wonderful book, Draws attention before you even begin to read.

CITY, STATE/PROVINCE MI

DATE Tuesday, February 12th 2008 - 12:30:39 PM

NAME	Nina
COMMENTS	Thank you!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Osijek, Croatia
DATE	Saturday, February 23rd 2008 - 03:31:27 PM

NAME	Jolin
COMMENTS	"The Poe shadow" is the first book was written by you i have read. It's a magic work. when i read the book, it seems i'm entered into a magic world. As i'm reading the story. i'm slao having an advanture with the people in the story. and the story showed in my dream over and over again. it makes the story more realistic. thanks for the amazing work.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Taiwan / Taipei
DATE	Tuesday, April 15th 2008 - 04:38:42 AM

NAME	Echo
COMMENTS	After reading The Poe Shadow and The Dante Club, I would like to comment that you must have the genius of Poe himself. Keep up the good work, and I hope to see another book!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Redding, California
DATE	Friday, May 16th 2008 - 03:58:52 PM

NAME	Samuel D. Dakin
COMMENTS	Thanks for writing "The Poe Shadow". It made me understand (I am a long time fan but do not qualify as a scholar of Poe) that I may have information (if you are still interested), at least a connection. I own a ranch in Mendocino, California, and believe it was once owned by a deccendant of Poe. Please contact me at (707) 827-3282, or by email: dakinsam@earthlink.com.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Sebastopol, CA
DATE	Saturday, May 17th 2008 - 12:33:08 AM

NAME	Wilfredo
URL	http://www.youtube.com/user/Technogrow55
COMMENTS	I just started to read The Dante Club in English and Spanish (Trad. Villacampa) together and I am astonished with your elegant and encircling way to novel with the Commedia as a volcano that expelled flashbacks of reality and fiction. My respects Sir.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Houston, TX
DATE	Saturday, May 31st 2008 - 05:51:56 PM

NAME	eva
COMMENTS	i just want to say that i read tour book,the poe shadow..i havent finished it yet but i feel that i am lost betwwen the truth and fiction...im afraid that i will still be when i reach to the end of this ambiguous book.....
DATE	Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 03:48:48 PM

NAME	Jeannie
COMMENTS	I truly loved The Dante Club, and will now be obliged to pick up the other just to see what other dark places your twisty mind goes. Let me know the moment you wish to marry!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	OR
DATE	Monday, June 16th 2008 - 02:35:44 AM

NAME	J.I. Gillis
COMMENTS	incredible writing,intelligent subject matter, what more can you ask for except what's next ?
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Ma
DATE	Monday, June 16th 2008 - 08:40:47 PM

NAME	Philip
COMMENTS	I just read the dante club for a second time,the first being 2 years ago,i think. I must say;it's still one of my favorite's. Hope to see some new work from you soon.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Enschede,Netherlands
DATE	Tuesday, June 24th 2008 - 04:32:33 PM

NAME	Deanna Szlasa
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	campbell,ca
DATE	Monday, July 14th 2008 - 04:16:53 PM

NAME	Seneid
COMMENTS	Pure talent! The Dante Club is a true masterpiece. The combination of intellect and artistic ability from the author are apparent from the very beginning. I don't believe I have read any one novel that has fulfilled all my needs as a reader until this one. Absolute genius!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Haddonfield, NJ
DATE	Monday, July 21st 2008 - 04:56:02 AM

NAME	Christine
COMMENTS	How awful that I have only just come across a copy of your book The Dante Club !!! What a brilliant novel, I was kept up to the early hours of the morning trying to finish it, I had to get through it :) True genuis, thank you, I will be reading your other novel as soon as possible.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Scotland, UK
DATE	Friday, July 25th 2008 - 11:11:08 AM

NAME	Vika
URL	http://veronika_92.carbonmade.com
COMMENTS	Yesterday I wos on the road, weatr condition wos terrible, I wos really scared that car might crashed. I wos thinking only about one thing- "I don't wonna die now, becouse I don't know the ending yet" Thanks for writing "The Dante Club" Your fan- Vika.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Poland, Gdynia
DATE	Monday, July 28th 2008 - 01:15:47 PM

NAME	Miriam
COMMENTS	I am one of Mrs. Winrow's students at University School, and we had to read The Dante Club as a summer reading book going into English 11 AP. It's an amazing book, and its really cool that you had my teacher once too.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Miami, FL
DATE	Monday, August 11th 2008 - 04:54:19 PM

NAME	Paul Stewart
COMMENTS	just finished the book, read Dante Club also. very talented author, hugely enjoyable read really believed in the characters. well done!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Newport UK
DATE	Tuesday, August 12th 2008 - 03:05:24 PM

NAME	Salvador Henriquez
URL	http:/
COMMENTS	I am fascinated with your work of arts. Thank you for such a beautifull time.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Nicaragua, America Central
DATE	Saturday, August 23rd 2008 - 06:59:38 AM

NAME	Megan Angel
URL	http://www.myspace.com/tomfeltonlover315
COMMENTS	I really love your work and it inspired me to become a mystery book writer and my manuscript may have not been accepted but its still in the works.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Beech grove, Indiana
DATE	Monday, September 1st 2008 - 03:40:19 PM

NAME	Javier Munoz
COMMENTS	A thriller that wont let you sleep at night, simply a great novel by a very smart author who works with fiction and reality in a beautiful and interesting way.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Santo Domingo, DR
DATE	Thursday, September 4th 2008 - 12:22:41 AM

NAME	Mario Mayans Olachea
COMMENTS	HEY MATTHEW, YOUR WORK IS AMAZING, LOVE YOUR WORK, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO WRITE YOUR THIRD BOOK?
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
DATE	Tuesday, September 23rd 2008 - 12:15:02 PM

NAME	Miriam
COMMENTS	I've just finnished "The Dante Club" and I have to say it's a great book! I've been thinking, for some time, about reading Dante's Comedy and this book has convinced me to do so, and I think I'll read Longfellow's translation. Thank you very much for this amazing experience you gave me with this book!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Madrid, Spain
DATE	Friday, September 26th 2008 - 11:51:27 AM

NAME	Jen
COMMENTS	Hi, Matthew. I just started reading "The Dante Club" last after finishing David Anderson's "The Gargoyle." Have you read it? Subconsciously I selected DC from the bookshelf, where it has been gathering dust for about three years now, and found myself amused that both "The Gargoyle" and "The Dante Club" have "The Inferno" in common. I may just find myself reading the whole Divine Comedy next. I've only read bits and pieces of it for English courses at the U of U, but look forward now more than ever to reading the entire text. Thank you for your book. I look forward to finishing it in the next week, and hope to bring home a copy of "The Poe Shadow" soon.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	SLC, UT
DATE	Friday, October 3rd 2008 - 07:25:26 PM

NAME	Bob McEliece
COMMENTS	Bravo! THE DANTE CLUB gets my highest praise, which consists of (a) Preparing a List of Characters (Dickens used to do this), (b) Reading it a second time, and (c) Buying a hardback First Edition from Amazon. Of the est. 1000 novels I have read, less than 10 earned this treatment (Shogun, Lonesome Dove, Watership Down, The Exorcist, ...) Please quit your day job!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Pasadena CA91103
DATE	Wednesday, November 19th 2008 - 03:25:29 PM

NAME	Tricia Fairbairn
COMMENTS	Mr. Pearl, I teach two Advanced Placement English Literature courses at New Ulm High School and I just handed out The Dante Club to my students. They are so excited to read it. We did an indepth study of Dante's The Inferno. I have a panel presentation coming to our high school in two weeks of religious leaders from 11 different faiths (Catholic, Lutheran, Buddhist, Atheist, etc.). My students have so many questions about the afterlife. They are looking forward to reading your text and making the connections to what they have already read. I just wish there were more teacher resources out there for your novel. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	New Ulm, MN
DATE	Tuesday, November 25th 2008 - 08:08:36 PM

NAME	Stewart Green
COMMENTS	Hi i am just in the middle of reading The Poe Shadow ,i must say this is a real page turner,i love the feeling of being there in Baltimore it really draws you into the atmosphere of the place .Looking to buy The Dante Club soon great book looking forward to your next.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Poole,Dorset, UK
DATE	Friday, December 12th 2008 - 10:53:31 AM

NAME	Ricardo Dami�n
URL	http://www.fotolog.com/richidamia/
COMMENTS	HELLO Sr.MATTHEW PEARL I WANTH TO SAY THAT I JUST FINISH READING YOUR SECOND BOOK THE POE SHADOW AND I WANTH YOU TO NOW THAT YOU BOOK IS AWESOME AND THAT IS GREETING I AM JUST A BOY I JUST HAVE 16 YEARS AND I READ ABOUT MISTERY AND SOMETHING ELSE BUT I DECIDE TO READ THE POE SHADOW AND I LOVE IT AND I WANTH TO READ THE DANTE CLUB AND THE NEW BOOK THE LAST DICKENS FOR LAST I WANTH TO SAY TO YOU THAT A LOT OF ROCK SINGER MAKE A NEW CD THAT NAMES "EDGAR ALLAN POE" AND IS ABOUT HIS LIFE AND BOOKS IT IS IN SPANISH ONE OF THE SONG IS "THE CROW" AND IS ABOUT THE POEM I LIKE IT A LOT AND STARTED LISTENING JUST IN THE LAST PAGE OF THE BOOK THAS SO FUNNY OK THATS ALL AND I WANTH TO WISH YOU A MERRY CHISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ONE MORE THING I WATH IF YOU CAN AND IF YOU WANTH TO SEND ME A E-MAIL IF OYU READ THIS THANKS ALOT FOR THIS BIGGEST LITERATURE WELL SEE YOU LATER GOOD BYE
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	MEXICO NUEVO LEON MONTERREY
DATE	Wednesday, December 24th 2008 - 02:19:58 AM

NAME	Chelsey Ann
COMMENTS	I'm a huge fan of Dante and am looking forward to reading The Dante Club!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Norfolk, VA
DATE	Sunday, December 28th 2008 - 01:03:53 AM

NAME	brent fidler
URL	http://www.poelastdaysoftheraven.com
COMMENTS	hi matthew; ..curled up by a fire, while we get our largest snowfall in bc history, reading your book in anticipation of your arrival in boston. as we are both obvious poe fans, and sharing celebratory billing to honor our fallen comnrade, i thought it would be apres-poe to inquire if your busy schedule allows an invite for breafast or lunch, to meet on Thursday or Friday. i remain; brent fidler Director Poe- Last days of the raven
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	vancouver, bc
DATE	Saturday, January 10th 2009 - 06:35:46 PM

NAME	Kim
COMMENTS	Wah! My book is missing pages 322 to 355 and I�m pretty sure they�re the important ones... how can I get my hands on those pages? Cheers Kim
DATE	Thursday, January 15th 2009 - 12:15:24 PM

NAME	Pilar
COMMENTS	Mr Pearl, I have just started reading The Poe Shadow. I walked into a bookstore to get a present for a friend, and as soon as i saw the name "Poe". I HAD to get the book. I am fascinated by not only his work, but his life has become my obsession. The Poe Museum in Richmond, even though Mr Poe never lived there, i visit every time i visit the city. I'm only a little disappointed that i had no other choice but to get it in Spanish, which loses much of your narrative. I wish i could have gotten it in English, but i'm still hooked on the book. Thank you so much for making my summer a little more bearable!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Santiago, Chile
DATE	Friday, January 16th 2009 - 08:07:00 AM

NAME	Jennifer Houston
COMMENTS	Mr. Pearl, My students (11th grade Honors) are currently reading The Dante Club. I'm really enjoying teaching this as it is one of my favorite novels. Several students have already finished (we are only to chapter 10) and have started reading The Inferno. I'm looking forward to reading The Poe Shadow and am considering doing a Pearl literature unit next year. Keep the book coming!! Very enjoyable.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Orlando, FL.
DATE	Wednesday, January 21st 2009 - 02:58:28 PM

NAME	Brenda
COMMENTS	I have been waiting patiently for you to publish another novel....I am so thrilled that you have blessed us with another one of your great works!!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Albany, OR
DATE	Saturday, January 24th 2009 - 12:48:55 PM

NAME	Daniel Angeles
COMMENTS	I really enjoyed your books and I'm loking forward to reading yor next work.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Mexico DF
DATE	Tuesday, January 27th 2009 - 02:50:12 PM

NAME	Chantelle Fernandez
COMMENTS	This book is amazing. Im reading the book in my English class, my teacher also posted you a comment Jennifer Houston. But neverthe less this book truly is a masterpiece.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Orlando, Fl
DATE	Wednesday, January 28th 2009 - 06:14:25 PM

NAME	Alicia
COMMENTS	I have to confess, I thought your book (The Dante Club) was an easy read, you can imagine my surprise. Now I love this book. It had reawaken my interest in literature again, which I lost midway through college. It also made me blow off the dust on my other fave books. The Count of Monte Cristo, is my ultimate fave.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	NM
DATE	Tuesday, February 3rd 2009 - 07:26:47 PM

NAME	Mark Sullivan
COMMENTS	As Dan Brown said, "What's not to love" about your first two books? As an English major who ended up as a professional historian, I'm inspired by your grasp of history as well as by your grasp of the English language. Kudos!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Villanova, PA
DATE	Friday, February 6th 2009 - 08:54:02 PM

NAME	Helen
COMMENTS	Having been fortunate enough to 'discover' a copy of "The Poe Shadow" whilst browsing through a secondhand bookstore a few months ago I have since read "The Dante Club" and am now very much enjoying "The Last Dickens". Thank you.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	St Andrews, Scotland
DATE	Tuesday, February 17th 2009 - 08:11:29 AM

NAME	Steve Bryan
COMMENTS	Having read "The Dante Club" and "The Poe Shadow" I am looking forward to the release of "The Last Dickens." I considered going to Amazon.uk so that I could get it early but I now have Kindle and I don't believe they sell Kindles in the UK.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Lake Mary, FL
DATE	Sunday, March 8th 2009 - 06:15:23 PM

NAME	Payam Fallah
URL	http://www.idehl.com
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Redmond,WA
DATE	Monday, March 16th 2009 - 04:51:17 PM

NAME	Linda Mercer
COMMENTS	loved your other books! can't wait to read this!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	St. Louis, MO
DATE	Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 08:56:20 AM

NAME	Carole
COMMENTS	My son just gave me a copy of THE DANTE CLUB. I read the book in one day; couldn't put it down. I did not know whodunit. I'm going to purchase your other books. This was too good.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	San Jose, CA
DATE	Friday, March 20th 2009 - 10:47:33 PM

NAME	Mark S. Steffens
COMMENTS	Mr. Pearl, I read Dickens works in an almost continuous cycle. I consider him the best ever, kissed by a muse, he had G_d given talent. Your latest novel emulates his style, I thoroughly enjoyed The Last Dickens. You should be very proud if it. Thank you.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Franklinville, NJ
DATE	Friday, March 27th 2009 - 09:54:41 AM

NAME	Creighton Brown
COMMENTS	I am using your "The Dante Club" as the basis of my undergraduate thesis dealing with the historical novel, but also the autonomy of characters especially historical characters. I want to try to reconcile the autonomy of a fictional character with that of a fictionalized historical person. Do you have any ideas in this area?
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Fargo, ND
DATE	Sunday, March 29th 2009 - 08:19:55 PM

NAME	Gina Draker
URL	http://www.ginadraker.blogspot.com/
COMMENTS	Your work is brilliant! Major literary figures with a cozy mystery and excitement abounds! Terrific for rainy evenings and a cuppa tea. Thank you, Matthew!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	California and Maryland
DATE	Monday, March 30th 2009 - 11:29:28 AM

NAME	martinrwj2
COMMENTS	This book was alot of fun to read. Excellent,
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	visalia, ca. 93277
DATE	Tuesday, March 31st 2009 - 04:49:32 PM

NAME	Judy Pollack
URL	http://www.elmhurst205.org/tpages/pollaju
COMMENTS	Have read some reviews and am looking forward to reading all three............hope to be able to get my students interested.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	IL
DATE	Tuesday, March 31st 2009 - 10:05:54 PM

NAME	Wilfredo Molina
URL	http://www.youtube.com/user/Technogrow55
COMMENTS	Dear Matthew Pearl, I just start to read your Last Dickens. How amazingly you depicted the characters, atmosphere, dialogs. Another master piece. My humble regard Baboo. Wilfredo Molina
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Houston, TX
DATE	Wednesday, April 1st 2009 - 03:30:20 PM

NAME	Roy E. Perry
COMMENTS	Mr. Pearl, I've discovered you a bit late, but enjoyed THE DANTE CLUB immensely. Fascinating accounts of Longfellow, Lowell, Holmes, and Fields and an amazing display of knowledge about Dante. I just obtained a copy of your second novel, THE POE SHADOW, yesterday and look forward to reading it with great pleasure. You are an accomplished writer. Best wishes! Roy 4/2/09
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Nolensville, Tennessee
DATE	Thursday, April 2nd 2009 - 11:12:51 AM

NAME	john doe
COMMENTS	Thanks for that lovely books. Guess my a suggestion for your next book: a detective thriller starring by Franz Kafka! See you!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	rhode island
DATE	Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 07:52:21 AM

NAME	Daniel Araujo Reyna
COMMENTS	i have been for a few years Dante`s reader and i liked a lot your first book The Club Dante you made a novel digne of Alliguiero. I like The Shadow Poe, made me read all about Edgar. Congratulation for your work and I want have The Last Dickens in my hands now.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Acapulco, Gro. Mexico
DATE	Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 02:44:50 PM

NAME	RJ Block
COMMENTS	ahhh...intellectual stimulation, erudition, challenges, broadening interests and mystery. now on to Poe...
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Newbury Park, CA
DATE	Sunday, April 19th 2009 - 04:55:18 PM

NAME	Margaret
COMMENTS	I just started reading The Last Dickens - fantastic!! I can tell already that I am going to be a huge fan, and can't wait to read the other two books! (I might even have to read some Dickens!)
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	New Zealand
DATE	Friday, April 24th 2009 - 05:30:29 AM

NAME	Rin
COMMENTS	signed
DATE	Monday, April 27th 2009 - 09:56:47 PM

NAME	Dean
COMMENTS	I read The Poe Shadow some time ago and loved it. I'm currently reading The Dante Club and have to say that once again I'm blown away by your writing. I recently purchased The Last Dickens and can't wait to dive in! Thanks for all of the great work.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Colorado
DATE	Monday, May 4th 2009 - 12:40:02 PM

NAME	Eddleman Ruthers
COMMENTS	The Dante Club and The Poe Shadow were both amazing! Thank you very much for the enlightening entertainment. I'm excited to read The Last Dickens.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Jacksonville, AR
DATE	Friday, May 29th 2009 - 09:52:30 PM

NAME	Cynthia
COMMENTS	My book club is reading the Last Dickens in October of this year, really looking forward to it, I have not read any of your other works, but am hoping to soon.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Anaheim, CA
DATE	Tuesday, June 9th 2009 - 05:35:19 PM

NAME	Cansu
URL	http://www.eapoe.org
COMMENTS	hey! i've just finished your POE SHADOW. most things were right but i'm complicated , can u tell me was Neilson like or hate Edgar? i couldn't understand it and thank you so much to u for write that book i'm fan of Poe he mustn't died on that way , The worst fate of foreign that poetry is really true i love that one (: thank you so much for this book
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Trabzon/Turkey
DATE	Tuesday, June 9th 2009 - 05:56:27 PM

NAME	Candie
COMMENTS	Dear Mr. Pearl, I just listened with great pleasure to The Last Dickens. I am a huge Dickens fan and a huge Pearl fan! I listen while I exercise and I put in a great many extra miles because I did not want to stop. You did Dickens proud. Thanks
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	North Kingstown, RI
DATE	Thursday, June 11th 2009 - 06:02:03 PM

NAME	kittyswift
COMMENTS	enjoyed the book, i loved the characters....
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	san francisco,ca
DATE	Wednesday, June 24th 2009 - 07:17:56 PM

NAME	Jackie
COMMENTS	Loved the Dante Club - what a wonderful and exciting mystery involving actual well known people - it was terrific.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	St. Louis, MO
DATE	Wednesday, July 8th 2009 - 09:38:14 PM

NAME	Ivanna Mendels
COMMENTS	I started Poe Shadow just several days ago. I was a fan of Poe and had lived in Baltimore for several years. I visited his grave and all your description in the beginning of the book seemed so real I could imagine myself back in the graveyard! Can't wait to read Dante's Club.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Currenty in France
DATE	Friday, July 17th 2009 - 04:57:40 PM

NAME	Juan Carlos Yllescas
COMMENTS	He estado leyendo el libro El Club Dante. Grande es, en todo su forma y extensi�n. Una verdadera obra maestra.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Guatemala
DATE	Sunday, July 19th 2009 - 02:38:18 AM

NAME	stephanie
COMMENTS	Thank you for writing this book. I am an ESL teacher, and a longtime fan of Poe. I often share Poe stories with my students, and appreciate your defense of him. I was stopped by the title of your book while approaching the checkout line, completely ready to make my purchase but could not walk out of the bookstore without your book, so entranced I was by the title. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Houston
DATE	Friday, July 24th 2009 - 11:02:49 PM

NAME	CJ
COMMENTS	I thoroughly enjoyed The Poe Shadow. An amazing feat in literature. There was a comment made by Mr. Clark that caught my attention though. On page 257, last paragraph. Since you receive so many of these comments I doubt you will read this but if you do, try to figure out what caught my attention and why. Let's just say it's a little mystery for you in return for the beautiful mystery you've given the world!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Ga
DATE	Friday, July 31st 2009 - 06:25:47 PM

NAME	Nando Guti�rrez
URL	http://www.fri3oilsystem.com
COMMENTS	Dear Mr. Pearl, I am just finishing the Dante Club, in Spanish, and I am looking forward to reading the Poe Shadow. The Dante Club is just delicious. I have tried for three times to read the Commedia... never went further the 5th page. Now I have new strengths to face it, thanks to you, and your lovely book. Thank you so much again. If you come to Spain, I would love to be your Virgil in the South of Spain, which is actually rather a paradise than Hell. Nando.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Almer�a/Spain
DATE	Tuesday, August 25th 2009 - 05:37:26 AM

NAME	lisa persons
COMMENTS	I hope you continue to explore the fascinating history of literature for a very long time.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	dayton , oh
DATE	Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 - 11:17:34 PM

NAME	Albert Ayala
URL	http://www.facebook.com/albert ayala
COMMENTS	Mr. Pearl: only thank you for such a fantastic book. god bless
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Barcelona, Spain
DATE	Thursday, September 17th 2009 - 04:39:03 PM

NAME	�ngel Aquino
COMMENTS	I am half way to finish "the Dante Club" and... so far I think it is such a wonderful thriller. We hope to have you soon In Paraguay.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Luque, Paraguay
DATE	Monday, September 28th 2009 - 09:24:20 PM

NAME	Silvia
URL	http://www.silviartworks.blogspot.com
COMMENTS	Cannot stop reading "The last Dickens". Absolutely marvellous O_O The first thing I do, the last one also, is reading some pages of this book. At the bus, in my bedroom...and at the office too! Makes me feel just like Rebeca, but I have no Mr Osford hahaha!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Bilbao, Spain
DATE	Friday, October 9th 2009 - 11:00:24 AM

NAME	Mario Alfonso Mayans Olachea
URL	http://mayansyperfectoabogados.wordpress.com
COMMENTS	MATTHEW, IM A MEXICAN READER, IM READING THE LAST DICKENS IN SPANISH, ITS GOING GREAT, LOVED THE OTHER TWO BOOKS, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, CANT WAIT FOR THE FOURTH BOOK,
DATE	Friday, October 9th 2009 - 10:15:31 PM

NAME	Mike Rashkin
COMMENTS	I am listening to the Poe Shadow as I drive to work. It is a beautiful story and I can't wait to get into my car. I am so happy there are authors like you that can bring interesting characters like Poe to life for us. After I am done, I will read your other books as well.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Saratoga, CA
DATE	Saturday, October 17th 2009 - 02:19:33 AM

NAME	Mardi
COMMENTS	The Poe Shadow has transported me to another place and time when my life needs to be relieved of everyday worries. The characters and plot are so real and the struggles faced by Quentin are very much like anyone trying to pursue their true passions in a non-inspiring world.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Chicago, IL
DATE	Saturday, October 17th 2009 - 11:03:17 PM

NAME	Clenna in NH
COMMENTS	I am looking forward to reading The Last Dickens and the Poe Shadow.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Hudson, NH
DATE	Monday, October 19th 2009 - 05:18:12 PM

NAME	Pam R.
COMMENTS	This sounds like such a great book! I'm adding it to my wish list!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Sault Ste. Marie, ON
DATE	Tuesday, October 20th 2009 - 09:29:24 AM

NAME	Amy
URL	http://homeofaimala.blogspot.com/
COMMENTS	Hi Matthew. I'm enjoying your website. I haven't read any of your books yet, I'm sorry to say, but I will soon. I have only recently found out about you as The Last Dickens makes the tour of many book blogs I visit. I really enjoyed your post about animals and humans and writing in my friend Wendy's blog. I adore animals and rescue cats. My husband and I have 10 and feed several more. I read your brother's article and think it's criminal (which it is!) what the insurance company is doing to him. I really do understand the pain in the neck insurance can be esp. when you need it since I have a rare bone disease and am in a wheelchair. Best wishes to your brother. Thank you for writing wonderful books for us readers! I promise to read your soon!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Brooklyn, NY
DATE	Wednesday, October 21st 2009 - 05:53:52 PM

NAME	Andrea Flannery
COMMENTS	Thank you Matthew for spending so much of your valuable time answering our many questions and tending to us at SeniorLearn.org. while we read The Last Dickens, this month. You were wonderful.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	ocala, florida
DATE	Saturday, October 31st 2009 - 09:14:41 PM

NAME	Bev Wieland
COMMENTS	I am looking forward to reading your books. They were suggested as a modern alternative reading for our book club that does a lot of pairing Classics with Moderns. Thanks for some splendid reading!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Monroeville, NJ
DATE	Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 11:33:50 AM

NAME	Mardi Wiedelman
COMMENTS	I am almost finished with The Dante Club and cannot say how much I love being transported to another time and place so expertly! Your characters and their plot are so real and addicting. I am a home hospice nurse and your book on CD makes my travels very pleasant during the day. Thank you!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	IL
DATE	Wednesday, November 11th 2009 - 08:08:24 PM

NAME	Robert Witherspoon
COMMENTS	After having devoured the first two books, I am now almost done with "The Last Dickens." Each book is better than the last. Thanks so much, Mr. Pearl, and keep up the good work! Sincerely, Dr. Witherspoon
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Dallas, Tx
DATE	Monday, November 30th 2009 - 12:34:09 PM

NAME	Albert M. Balesh, M.D.
URL	http://albertprovocateur.blogspot.com
COMMENTS	I am currently in the process of reading your wonderful novel, "The Poe Shadow," on which I compliment you for your excellent use of dialogue, which parallels my own and that of Ayn Rand. I, too, am an author, and specialize in medical pieces, although I am currently in the process of completing my first 800-page novel, a Faustian story titled "Fountain of Youth." I appreciate your tips on literary agent and publishing house query letters, posted in the course of your recent chat at www.librarything.com/topic/74513. Looking forward to future readings from you, as well as your scrutiny of my upcoming novel. My newspaper medical pieces can be viewed at http://albertprovocateur.blogspot.com or www.wtxcc.com in pdf format. Many thanks. Keep up the good work, and please don't get a swelled head. Happy holidays. Albert
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	El Paso, TX
DATE	Sunday, December 20th 2009 - 03:38:58 PM

NAME	Manda
COMMENTS	Mr. Pearl, I recently began reading "The Poe Shadow" and I have to say I am completely absorbed in it. However, and I hope this does not offend you, I am writing to you in the hopes that you might be able to give me some advice. I am a history major and hoping to teach at the college level one day. I also have always wanted to teach at Harvard or another Ivy League institution. Seeing as you have taught at Harvard and attended it, I was hoping you might know if you have to have attended Harvard or another Ivy League in order to try to acquire a position there. Any indicators you may be able to give me of how all of this works would be most appreciated. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks and praise, Manda C
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	CA and VA
DATE	Wednesday, December 23rd 2009 - 03:52:55 AM

NAME	Sean
URL	http://blog.naver.com/nsync
COMMENTS	Since 'The Dante Club', I've become one of your biggest fans. I love all of your work including 'The Poe Shadow' and 'The Last Dickens'. Thanks for giving me the joy of reading. Can't wait for your next piece.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	South Korea
DATE	Friday, December 25th 2009 - 08:16:58 AM

NAME	Matt Rossomando
COMMENTS	Huge fan of your first two novels, and I never thought I'd enjoy one of your works beyond The Dante Club. I just finished reading The Last Dickens on my flight back to the States, and I must confess I must have woken the people nearest me in my excitement during one of the major plot twists towards the end! You have raised the bar for yourself yet again, and I eagerly await what comes from your pen in the coming years.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Hillsborough, NJ
DATE	Friday, January 1st 2010 - 08:13:05 PM

NAME	Javier
COMMENTS	Matthew, not Mr. Pearl, because you are like a friend to me. I've just finished reading "The last Dickens", it's absolutely awesome. I really love it. I've read "The Dante Club" (excellent too) some time ago and now I have to read the second book (I don't know why but I bought the third book before the second one). This last book is wonderful! I really feel I've been with Dickens, James R. Osgoods, Rebbeca Sands, Tom Branagan and the rest. I'm sure I'll read it again in the future. Please, continue writing books like this. Thank you so much. To the others readers: if you liked The Dante Club you're going to love The last Dickens!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Buenos Aires, Argentina
DATE	Sunday, January 10th 2010 - 04:59:16 PM

NAME	Roxana Ford
COMMENTS	I'm trying to remember in Dante Club whether Nathaniel Hawthorne was ever mentioned . . . I just read he was good friends with Longfellow. Anyway, I think it's a wonderful book!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	NV
DATE	Tuesday, January 12th 2010 - 12:17:29 AM

NAME	Leslie
COMMENTS	Just finished "The Last Dickens". Another winner!!! Thanks for sharing your talent and I look forward to reading your next bestseller (which I'm sure it will be)!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Atlanta, GA USA
DATE	Monday, February 1st 2010 - 08:53:34 PM

NAME	Alan Schwarz
URL	http://www.jamsproductions.ca
COMMENTS	I found "The Poe Shadow" to be a phenomenal read. It was intelligent,challenging, and fun. I thought your writing style was exquisite and very visual. I am sure this book is destined for a MOW or the Big Screen.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Ontario
DATE	Tuesday, February 2nd 2010 - 07:03:09 PM

NAME	Leslie
COMMENTS	Just finished The Dante Club... loved it. After re-reading The Divine Commedy, I will be picking up your other novels as well. Thank you for sharing your talents with us, and I pray you continue to do so.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Pittsburgh, PA
DATE	Thursday, February 11th 2010 - 07:30:28 PM

NAME	Jeremy Favier
E-MAIL
COMMENTS	Dear Mr Pearl, I've just finished reading The Poe Shadow and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm a great fan of Poe's work, and of fiction in general, and thus wanted to thank you for this reading experience and congratulate you on your achievement. I discovered you totally by chance by picking up your book in Galignani Library in Paris, France (maybe you know it?!) and now can't wait to read the Dante Club and your new book! Keep on the good work!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	France
DATE	Sunday, February 14th 2010 - 04:40:47 PM

NAME	tony
E-MAIL
COMMENTS	just finished the dante club. great read. someone else from the late 18, early 19hundreds who it would be interesting to see a book written about is sir wilfred grenfell who came to the labrador coast around 1909. spent time raising funds in boston and n.y. used native children as a means to raise such funds. auctioned to the highest bidder. also was an author in his own right.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	nfld
DATE	Monday, March 1st 2010 - 12:55:05 PM

NAME	Daranee Aviles
E-MAIL
COMMENTS	Great book!~
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Bakersfield, CA
DATE	Wednesday, March 24th 2010 - 08:31:07 PM

NAME	Br. Paul Andrew Tanner
E-MAIL
COMMENTS	Just finished Dickens last night. Thanks for a great book. I read Dante and Poe last year. Quite an accomplishment. I loved the historical detail. What's next?
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Peosta, IA
DATE	Monday, March 29th 2010 - 05:15:54 PM

NAME	Cosimo Plasmati
E-MAIL	-
URL	http://officinadelgrillo.splinder.com/
COMMENTS	Oh my... wow! Dear Mr. Pearl, it really is a pity I never read "The Dante club" before. I thought (that's completely my fault) it was some kind of "Da Vinci code" (since when Brown wrote that book, there were so many of that kind of "conspiracy" novels that it was impossible to find which of them was readable ad which was trash). I'm a student at the University of Bologna and I'm graduating in Italianistic next year (that's my second degree), so I know my little Dante ;-D and when I first saw the book in the book shops, 5 years ago, I thought it was impossible to link Dante to a thriller, so I said "damn what a loser! He surely wrote this novel after reading some summary of the Divine Comedy and he imagined some murderer killing people in New York or Los Angeles in a ridiculous way and then mixed it with CSI and some love affair of the principal character" (I didn't know it was set in 1860's!), then, 2 months ago, I found it in our public library and I had nothing to do so i took it. Could you imagine my surprise when, after looking behind the main page, I found out you're a real expert and you really know about what you were writing?! And, page after page, I discovered not only that it wasn't just a "thriller" but an historical novel (my favourite genre!), but also that it opens a window on how Dante came in USA, thanks to Longfellow. And I really haven't the idea that SO many people had interest in Dante all above the world (from Korea to India and Iceland)???!!! I'm both scared and excited from knowing this and also from knowing that people, after reading your novel, had interest in reading the Divine Comedy! So please accept my deepest apologies and my greetings for the future (and I also apologize for my English mistakes), and I promise you I'll be reading soon the Longfellow's translation (or better "transformation") and maybe you'll be happy to know I already took "the Poe shadow", though I'm not sure I can read it in a short time beacuse of my exams. But, sincerely, Thank you. (P.S: I searched for your essay but in Bologna we don't have the 1999's number of "Dante studies". I would appreciate very much if you can send it to me by e-mail! and I also can help you if you're in need for any documents you can't find in USA. helping a collegue is a duty and, in this case, a pleasure). Yours, Cosimo
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Bologna, Italy
DATE	Sunday, May 16th 2010 - 01:59:48 PM

NAME	Casey Lynn King
COMMENTS	Thank you for the hours of entertainment. I've loved each of your three novels and look forward to the next. One hopes there will be a next. You are extremely talented and I'm glad you chose to share your talent with those of us lacking your literary skills. Cheers.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Loudoun County, VA
DATE	Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 05:18:37 AM

NAME	Paul-Etienne
COMMENTS	Dear, Mr Pearl, The Poe shadow is a great novel about this wonderful author. I liked Poe's referencies, and you can be proud of your fiction who remembers me some stories of Poe. Thank you, and go on like this. I stop, I go reading Dante's Club now!!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	FRANCE
DATE	Monday, August 23rd 2010 - 05:47:39 AM

NAME	Mark LeCroy
COMMENTS	Mr. Pearl, Bravo! I picked up your "The Dante Club" knowing nothing of it, or you, what-so- ever, a random choice. Thought I would take this opportunity to thank you, because with it I am so well pleased. I am no expert, but its safe to say you are a capable and gifted author. It is my interest to spread the love when I feel it will be most roundly appreciated, so here I seek you out and tell you so. Kind regards.
DATE	Saturday, September 18th 2010 - 04:17:25 PM

NAME	susan Keller
COMMENTS	Our library book group, Bucyrus BookMarkers is reading THE POE SHADOW in October. I enjoyed it very much and think the others will also..If there are any points I should be sure to bring out please let me know, Also we would be interested if you ever do phone discussion with book groups. Thanks, Susan Keller Bucyrus Public Library
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Bucyrus, Ohio
DATE	Friday, September 24th 2010 - 04:21:18 PM

NAME	Victoria Myers
COMMENTS	The Dante Club was superb: having lived in Boston for a while myself, I thought you did a fabulous job of capturing the look and feel of 19th century Boston as I might have imagined it, including its prominent literary characters. Your research is excellent. Now I'm listening to The Last Dickens and loving it just as much. Your character development and place descriptions are vivid. I have only one slight comment about something that I hope can be fixed. At times, the pronoun grammar is incorrect: the objective form is used when it should be subjective. Although incorrect forms of pronouns are now, sadly, used in every day speech, they certainly would've been used correctly in 1870. I heard one today on Disc 8 of The Last Dickens read by Paul Michael. I'm sorry, I can't remember the sentence but it was at the Falstaff Inn when Osgood was recovering. "Him" was used instead of the appropriate "he". I'm surprised your editors didn't pick it up as well as a few others I've heard earlier in the book. That aside, I think it's wonderfully written and look forward to listening to the rest as well as reading your other books, past and future.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Madbury, NH
DATE	Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 10:44:50 PM

NAME	Paula
COMMENTS	I just finished "La sombra de Poe" -The Poe Shadow-, and I liked it very much. I enjoy the way you mix real events and fantasy. I have alreay read The Dante Club and I liked it a lot. Now I am going to try to find your last one about Dickens. I am sure I am going to enjoy it as well.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Buenos Aires
DATE	Wednesday, November 3rd 2010 - 10:44:29 PM

NAME	Sai
COMMENTS	wonderfully written! Ideas and events that were expressed throughout the course of the story actually jump across the page and hits one hard in the chest. There's a nice flow going on in the story and it becomes hard to put the book down once I began reading. Again, it was a good read. :)
DATE	Wednesday, November 17th 2010 - 12:49:32 AM

NAME	Karla N�jera
COMMENTS	Matthew, I love reading ...I have read all kinds of books, I love novels... but these books of yours are amazing!!! they�ve got excited since I started read�em!!!! Congrats... and keep writing as beautiful and interesting as you�ve done so far!! Besos!!!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Guatemala City
DATE	Wednesday, December 15th 2010 - 01:09:35 PM

NAME	Josiah Vaughan
COMMENTS	Matthew, I have always enjoyed reading, but usually I tend to delve into non-fiction genres. Your books are one of the few fictional works that I can honestly say I enjoy. I cannot wait until your next book is available. Happy writing.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Duncanville
DATE	Friday, December 17th 2010 - 11:06:59 AM

NAME	john
COMMENTS	somewhere in the next day or two, i'll finish the last dickens, and with my matthew pearl collection complete, i'm gonna be a little brokenhearted. write something else. fast.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	nashville, tn
DATE	Monday, December 20th 2010 - 12:04:49 PM

NAME	Rafael
COMMENTS	My congratulations for your high quiality work!! All the praise is already said, so just one comment: the spanish translation doesn't reach the level of the original (of course the story does, but not the feeling of the descriptions). I first read The Poe Shadow in english, and then The Dante Club in spanish, and I really noticed the difference. Maybe there's nothing to do with that... I once tried to read The Quixote in english and I stopped at the second sentence. Keep up the good work, and count with one spanish follower.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Madrid, Spain
DATE	Tuesday, January 4th 2011 - 04:31:16 AM

NAME	Susan Jorgenson
COMMENTS	Wow, just finished The Dante Club in time for book group tomorrow night! Really enjoyed it! SJJ
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Denver, Colorado
DATE	Monday, January 24th 2011 - 09:10:38 PM

NAME	Lois Crowley
COMMENTS	Thank you for being a writer. I've just started the Poe Shadow and I'm enchanted with your writing. I am so sorry I missed you at Prairie Lights in Iowa CIty. Your new fan. Please keep writing!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Iowa
DATE	Sunday, January 30th 2011 - 07:36:40 PM

NAME	michael whitney
COMMENTS	picked up the dante club when making first purchase of inferno,best read ive had in years,keep writing,thank you very much top notch stuff,looking very forward to next one!!!!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	mountlake terrace,wa
DATE	Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 - 01:55:15 AM

NAME	Leslie Winslow Fields
COMMENTS	I am a direct descendant of James T. Fields; his brother George was my great-great-grandfather; his son was Elmer Ellsworth and his son was Douglas Winslow Fields Sr., and my father was Douglas W. Fields, Jr. SO incredibly pleased to have read your book!!! Please contact me!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Scituate MA
DATE	Friday, March 11th 2011 - 09:02:03 PM

NAME	Maurizio Arturo Bignotti
COMMENTS	Thank you very much, it was a pleasure reading your book, I have also start to read the Longfellow's Inferno!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Bologna, italia
DATE	Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 02:53:45 PM

NAME	Gloria Zaragoza Castell�
COMMENTS	I'm reading the book right now. I bought it 2 days ago and am really into it. I'm a Lecturer of English at the University of Alicante (Spain) and I'm going to recomend the book to all my students.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Alicante, Spain
DATE	Wednesday, March 30th 2011 - 04:47:53 AM

NAME	beyza y�ld�r�m
COMMENTS	hello mr pearl; i really enjoy your book. And i have started to read Dante even i cant get it right. Thank you so much to introduce me Dante.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Turkey
DATE	Monday, May 9th 2011 - 01:45:44 PM

NAME	justin ryan
COMMENTS	LOVELOVELOVE what you've been doing! Lovingly sauntered through Dante then Poe and finished Dickens last night. You've really helped me get through the last couple months knowing that at the end of the day i could go back to a time when it all made a bit more sense. Great stuff really.right up my alley! i'm one of the Rennaisance men myself (must have been all the D+D games who knows?)lol It's been a cool education in some great stuff.I knew a bit about Poe but welcomed a cliff's notes on Dante and Dick.Tom hardy and Robertson Davies are a couple of my favs.along now with you.keep going is my vote...i'll be at the polls to support. A standout line _there were many- was the one about "reading as a cure for ennui" yup! that's whats been going on for quite a while with me!! i dream of one day returning the favor and writing something for others to fall into and enjoy. peace and love and thanks again to the thrift store the library and you Matthew. Justin Ryan New Rochelle NY
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	new rochelle NY
DATE	Monday, June 13th 2011 - 03:38:03 PM

NAME	Shea Michael Anderson
URL	http://www.yoursacredgarden.com
COMMENTS	Just finishing The Last Dickens. Amazing book in terms of both the accurate detail of that era but also the history of the publishing industry in the US. And an excellent plot. Nice work.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Vancouver WA
DATE	Sunday, July 3rd 2011 - 10:43:27 PM

NAME	Marco
COMMENTS	I just starting Dante and soon bought Poe and Dickens... Great work. Grazie. Vuolsi cos� col� dove si puote ci� che si vuole e pi� non dimandare
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Pescara
DATE	Tuesday, July 5th 2011 - 10:13:51 AM

NAME	Mario Aguilar
COMMENTS	The Last Dickens was suggested by one of my high school students. We had been reading Great Expectations and we had had a lot of fun. My student told me his grandfather had given it to him on his birthday. He read it and thought I would be interested in this great book because he had seen how excited I grew every time we talked about Dickens and his time. I have to say I loved reading The Last Dickens.....It redefines the term "page-turner". Can't wait to read the other books by you!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Xalapa
DATE	Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 07:09:02 PM

NAME	Robert
COMMENTS	I had let you know how much I enjoyed reading The Last Dickens. Your writing brought the period and the characters to like, as Dicken's work did so beautifully. I look forward to picking up your other works over the next few months. Thank you. Robert
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	GA
DATE	Sunday, August 7th 2011 - 06:23:18 PM

NAME	Mark Moreno
COMMENTS	Read all your books, enjoyed every single one of them. I am a big fan of historical fiction and the "Poe Shadow" has to be one of my favorites. The "Last Dickens" will forever be one of my favorites as well. I am anxiously awaiting your next endeavor. You have a wonderful talent and I thank you for sharing it with the world.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Phoenix, Arizona
DATE	Friday, August 26th 2011 - 09:29:27 AM

NAME	Jae Halam
URL	http://jaehalamwrites.blogspot.com/
COMMENTS	I just finished The Dante Club this morning... loved it, can't wait to read your Poe & Dickens! Have been talking you up to my other literary friends, especially those who appreciate historical fiction (with a twist - am a huge mystery & suspense fan so was sucked right in). What a great way to get readers to LEARN while they enjoy fascinating fiction. So clever! I'm intrigued all the more by Boston & these literary greats, can't wait to learn more...
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Atlanta, GA
DATE	Monday, September 5th 2011 - 11:54:29 AM

NAME	Marisa Coutts
URL	http://None
COMMENTS	Letter to the Editor \| THE INDEPENDENT \| Sep 14, 2011: Statues of Dickens Simon O'Hagan set a question in his Saturday quiz (10 September) which relied on a myth for its answer. Of course, through the efforts of the media, most of your readers might believe that Charles Dickens actually stated in his will that he did not want a statue. But it is not so. And he did not state it anywhere else. His will did make clear to "his friends" that he did not want a "monument, memorial or testimonial" as p art of his funeral (which he hoped would be inexpensive, plain and private), but that did not give licence to people to say that his will forbade (or could have been intended to forbid) anyone raising a statue to him, for ever. There are already three statues to Dickens. One in Sydney, Australia (where two of his sons were present at the unveiling), one in Philadelphia (which all Dickensians honour when they visit there), and one which pops out at regular intervals from the clock on the "Dickens World" monument at Chatham to address the visitors. The one to be erected in his birthplace of Portsmouth, on the road where he was born, will be the most important. And, as the head of the Dickens family, Mark Dickens, has written: "He would be delighted to know he is so honoured in his home town." Professor Tony Pointon Chairman of the Charles Dickens Statue Fund University of Portsmouth
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Brookline, MA
DATE	Monday, September 19th 2011 - 11:26:44 AM

NAME	Marisa Coutts
COMMENTS	Letter to the Editor \| SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE \| Sep 20, 2011: Our business: mankind There's something terribly wrong with this picture - "S.F. food banks starving for funds" (Aug. 20) - because of a 40 percent cut by Congress versus the recent revelation of a huge bailout the feds gave big banks and corporations ("Wall St. elite got more than $1 trillion," Business, Aug. 23). I hear the words of Dickens' character Marley, the ghost: " 'Business!' cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. 'Mankind was my business! The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!' " The hypocrisy in our government is astounding. Karen Evans, Woodacre
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Brooklne, MA
DATE	Tuesday, September 20th 2011 - 09:39:59 AM

NAME	Patrick Geneva
COMMENTS	Your Dante book has been great so far. I have enjoyed reading it for my AP lit class. Thanks!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Owings, MD
DATE	Tuesday, November 1st 2011 - 09:29:14 AM

NAME	Marisa Coutts
COMMENTS	Letter to the Editor \| THE ECONOMIST \| Dec 17, 2011: A tale of two Europes SIR - I always enjoy the literary references that you sneak into your articles, such as "The best of times, the worst of times" in Bagehot's column on Franco-British relations (Dec 3rd). However, I recall that at the end of this particular Dickens classic the Brit loses his head and the French carry on knitting. Surely that outcome would not be the far, far better thing that David Cameron has ever done. Perhaps this week Bagehot should call on Jacod Marley for some vision. "A Christmas Carol" was first published on December 17th 1843, ahd has a much sweeter outcome. Charles Cole Oakton, Virginia
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Brookline, Mass.
DATE	Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 12:06:24 PM

NAME	Jen
COMMENTS	Absolutely love your work, and can't wait for The Technologists! Hoping you come to my region for a book signing...I'll be first in line! Keep up the wonderful work.
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	PA
DATE	Saturday, December 31st 2011 - 02:12:39 PM

NAME	Marisa Coutts
COMMENTS	Letter to the Editor \| THE INDEPENDENT \ 27 Dec 2011: Even Bill Sykes tried it on Boyd Tonkin's article on Dickens was most interesting (Art & Books, 23 December), and clearly Dickens ably captured the relationship between the oppressor and the oppressed in a capitalist society. This was brought home to me recently when watching Oliver Twist on TV. Just as Bill Sykes realises all is up with his way of life, he turns to Fagan's band of wretched pickpockets and assorted minor criminals, and snarls, "We are all in this together". Morag Morrell Aberdeen
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Brookline, Mass.
DATE	Saturday, December 31st 2011 - 09:51:04 PM

NAME	hadjean del cruz
E-MAIL	hadjeanlove_jaz@ayahoo.com
COMMENTS	my friend gave me a gift last christmas and it was a book by Sir Matthew Pearl, the Dante Club. I was really hooked up with it and since then I began to research about Dante Alighieri, the dante club and about Sir Matthew Pearl. Right now, I am searching for the other books written by M.P. in every bookstores I know...
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Roxas city, Capiz, Philippines
DATE	Wednesday, January 11th 2012 - 10:54:26 PM

NAME	JOLINA A. JOREN
E-MAIL	jolina_takishima@yahoo.com
COMMENTS	last christmas,i decided to buy a book for my best friend.When i was in the booksale, my eye caught a book,tittled "DANTE CLUB" at first, i thought it was only an ordinary book..but when i read the back cover,it intregueds me a lot!! i thinks,it was the PERFECT gift!! Then to my surprise,she liked it!! i was so happy to know that!! wheew!
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	roxas city,philippines
DATE	Wednesday, January 11th 2012 - 11:16:45 PM

NAME	Marisa Coutts
E-MAIL	marisa.coutts@post.harvard.edu
COMMENTS	Letter to the Editor \| THE GUARDIAN \| Feb 7, 2012: The literary scholar Ruth Richardson believes a London tradesman called Goodge may have inspired the surname of Dickens's Ebenezer Scrooge (Dickens scholar discovers ghosts of neighbours past, 2 February). She seems unaware that the original Scrooge was a Scot. In 1841 Charles Dickens visited the Canongate churchyard in Edinburgh's Royal Mile and spotted a memorial slab to Ebenezer Lennox Scroggie, "meal man" (ie corn merchant). Misreading "meal" as "mean", the author was struck by the thought that a man might be such a miser that his meanness was commemorated on his grave marker. A Christmas Carol appeared two years later in 1843. Harry D Watson Edinburgh
CITY, STATE/PROVINCE	Brookline, Mass.
DATE	Monday, February 6th 2012 - 08:08:12 PM

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