Hi folks,
Check out this new concordance of the works of Dickens from the University of Birmingham.
It allows you to search for words in the text so that you can find related quotes and extracts. It looks much better than the one I showed you in class.
Here's just a little of what came up when I searched for 'hands coarse common' (click to enlarge):
This tool could be very useful if you are putting together notes on a theme. For example, if you are revising 'justice', try searching for 'law justice crime guilt court'. In fact, here's what you get if you do just that:
As you can see, you can sort the results in various different ways. You can also see chapter numbers and can browse the examples in the online text.
Give it a whirl.
Mr M
Check out this new concordance of the works of Dickens from the University of Birmingham.
It allows you to search for words in the text so that you can find related quotes and extracts. It looks much better than the one I showed you in class.
Here's just a little of what came up when I searched for 'hands coarse common' (click to enlarge):
This tool could be very useful if you are putting together notes on a theme. For example, if you are revising 'justice', try searching for 'law justice crime guilt court'. In fact, here's what you get if you do just that:
As you can see, you can sort the results in various different ways. You can also see chapter numbers and can browse the examples in the online text.
Give it a whirl.
Mr M