… telling Lady Dedlock his friend Tony Weevle is aristocratic and has her portrait (which was the closest thing to playboy pictures a man of his station could get his hands on) on the wall is not only peak Guppy, but peak Dickens.
It always gets a chuckle out of me. And makes me wonder whether Lady Dedlock was aware that her likeness was among the beauties of the land in a series of undoubtedly cheap reproductions. I imagine actresses for instance would’ve known they were among those beauties.
by bofh000
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Guppy is the best.
I imagine Lady Delock knew about the images – the aristocracy were the celebrities of their day, so it’s hardly surprising.
Am I remembering incorrectly, or was Lady Dedlock an actress in her youth?
LOVE *Bleak House*. If you haven’t seen the BBC production with Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock and the brilliant Phil Davis as Smallweed, you’re in for an experience!
How is “Lady Dedlock” *not* the name of a supervillain