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He had discovered one day that by opening every door in his place ( always excepting the outer one , which he only opened unwillingly ) and by placing himself on this particular spot , he could actually see to a greater or less extent into each of his five rooms without changing his position . Today , the adjective " Dickensian " has come to be a complicated literary compliment , a word that simultaneously declares an author to have a great gift and insinuates that he or she has yet to get that gift under control ( the epithet " Dickensian " has been applied to writers as diverse as Peter Carey , Zadie Smith , and Salman Rushdie ) . It was an ordinary eighteen-penny comb , taken from a card in a chemist 's shop , of a substance of a definite specific gravity , and no more capable of rebellion against the Laws by which it existed than are the worlds that keep their orbits through the void . He began to commit it by admitting the inexplicable and horrible to an increasing familiarity . If you or your parents have any questions about the program , please do n't hesitate to contact John Richetti , Penn English 's 2003-04 Undergraduate Chair Michael Gamer , or David Wallace , Chairman of Penn English . As the dominant artistic form in nineteenth-century Britain , and as the form that , more than any other , modernist writers loved either to denigrate or ignore , the Victorian novel poses pressing questions for British literary history as we know it . Professors Wallace , Gamer , and Richetti have all directed the King 's Program in the past , and would be glad to speak with any interested student . " Buchanan suggested that Reicin 's ascent from an entry-level researcher to a company vice president in just nine years was linked to the blockbuster success of Vioxx . In the spirit of electronic dialogue , you will all do a minimum of one weblog posting every week . This assignment should be an enjoyable one - - indeed , the discussions that will arise on the weblog will be as fun , creative , quirky and productive as you collectively make them . Then his attention became fixed on a little fat frightened-eyed man who appeared to be making a statement that an officer was taking down in a notebook . Neither novels nor biographies were thought to be quite legitimate at first ; both were seen as morally suspect genres , as inherently questionable kinds of writing that , in dealing closely with the most personal and intimate aspects of their subjects ' lives , encouraged an unhealthy prurience in readers and writers alike . For another thing , he could not yet think of that letter of Barrett 's , nor of a little scene that had followed it , without a mounting of colour and a quick contraction of the brow . In the spirit of electronic dialogue , you will all do a minimum of one listserv posting every week . He was preparing such a work . The idea contained within Ackroyd 's subtitle , that it is neither possible nor desirable simply to write a history of London , to treat that great metropolis as if it were an inanimate and static thing , will anchor our study of London and literature . He moved from room to room softly and in slippers , and sometimes stood for any seconds closing a door so gently that not a sound broke the stillness that was in itself a delight . At every point , we will examine how writers ' representations of London both build on prior representations and influence subsequent ones , studying , in effect , the evolutions - - and , perhaps , devolutions - - of London 's literary character over time . " I would be surprised if Merck would just cave [ and settle cases ] simply based on having to have lawyers run in a lot of different directions , " said Deborah Barnard , a Boston lawyer specializing in product liability cases.But New York attorney Michael London , who is handling more than 100 Vioxx lawsuits but is not on Lanier 's team , said Lanier 's strategy is a good one because it makes things less predictable for Merck.With nearly all the lawsuits so far filed either in New Jersey or federal court and just two judges overseeing those cases now , London said , Merck can expect consistent rulings and know when its cases will be scheduled for trial.Merck can automatically move to federal court any class action cases , although that 's a tiny minority so far , and any cases filed in state courts outside of New Jersey.If the plaintiff in the state court also names a second defendant , such as a doctor or pharmacy , in that plaintiff 's home state , usually the case cannot be moved to federal court . ' " During a conference call with analysts at which Merck discussed its third-quarter earnings report , general counsel Kenneth Frazier said the company was sure its strategy of fighting every lawsuit remains correct . The case focuses on an Idaho postal worker who blames his 2001 heart attack on Vioxx.Frederick " Mike " Humeston , 60 , of Boise , took Vioxx for about two months to relieve knee pain from a Vietnam War wound before he was stricken .