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The life of Charles Dickens

Name: The life of Charles Dickens
Author: John Forster

John Forster · 1872 · Scanned text

160,497 words · about 11 h 14 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845

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Author: John Forster
Language: English
Published: 1872
Length: 160,497 words · about 11 h 14 min
Sections: 7 reader sections
Source: Internet Archive (cu31924064974672)
Text: Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights: Public domain · PD-US by publication date

Contents (7)

Front matter about 8 min
Chapter I. 1842 under 1 min
CHAPTER II. 1843. Pages 19-40 under 1 min
Prologue to a play about 48 min
CHAPTER III. CnUZZLEWIT DISAPPOINTMENTS AND CHRISTMAS CAROL. 1843—1844 about 40 min
CHAPTER IV. YEAR OF DEPARTURE FOR ITALY. 18i4 about 26 min
Chapter V. Idleness At Albaeo : Villa Bagnbeello. 1844 about 9 h 12 min

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Front matter

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CORNELL

UNIVERSITY

Chapter I. 1842

Amebioan Kotbs. Mt. 30.

Return from America .

Longfellow in England .

At Broadstairs .

Preparing Notes Fancy for opening of Chuzdewit Attractions at Margate Being, not always Believing .

Burlesque of classic tragedy A smart man and forged letter A proposed dedication Authorship and sea-bathing Easy-liTing rich and patient poor Coming to the end .

Rejected motto for Notes .

Hone of the Every Day Booh Scene at a funeral .

An introductory chapter suppressed Chapter first printed Jeffrey's opinion of the Notes Later page anticipated .

Experience of America in 1868

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13-17

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CHAPTER II. 1843. Pages 19-40

FiBST Teae 01' Martin Chuzzlewit.

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A sunset at Land's-end . .19 A holiday described by C. D. . 20

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The same described by Maclise

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A landscape and a portrait

. 22

Names first given to ChuzzUm

Origin of the novel

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Chapter I. 1842

CHAPTER II. 1843. Pages 19-40

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