Dickens, as you know, never got round to starting his home page.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Dickens lived long before the internet, so he never created a personal website.
- In plain terms
- Dickens could not have a homepage because he died before computers existed.
- What can you take from it?
- Historical figures cannot engage with modern technology.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we project modern habits onto the past?
- What tools would historical authors use?
Another view
The humor relies on ignoring the actual time period.
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