Charles Dickens, the story of his life, by the author of 'The life of Thackeray'. Popular ed. [Followed by] Speeches literary and social, by C. Dickens |
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... interest as having any connection with the late illustrious bearer of the name . CHARLES DICKENS was born at Landport , Ports- mouth , on the 7th February , 1812 , his father , Mr. John Dickens , being a clerk in the Navy Pay Office at ...
... interest as having any connection with the late illustrious bearer of the name . CHARLES DICKENS was born at Landport , Ports- mouth , on the 7th February , 1812 , his father , Mr. John Dickens , being a clerk in the Navy Pay Office at ...
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... interest in this old calling . I verily believe , I am sure , that if I had never quitted my old calling , I should have been foremost and zealous in the interest of this institution , believing it to be a sound , a wholesome , and a ...
... interest in this old calling . I verily believe , I am sure , that if I had never quitted my old calling , I should have been foremost and zealous in the interest of this institution , believing it to be a sound , a wholesome , and a ...
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... interest to the plate his whole appearance should express more sympathy and solicitude ; and while I represented the sick man as emaciated and dying , I would not make him too repulsive . The furniture of the room you have depicted ...
... interest to the plate his whole appearance should express more sympathy and solicitude ; and while I represented the sick man as emaciated and dying , I would not make him too repulsive . The furniture of the room you have depicted ...
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... interest they evinced in it from its very first rehearsal , and for their zealous efforts in his behalf - efforts which have crowned it with a degree of success far exceeding his most sanguine anticipa- tions ; and of which no form of ...
... interest they evinced in it from its very first rehearsal , and for their zealous efforts in his behalf - efforts which have crowned it with a degree of success far exceeding his most sanguine anticipa- tions ; and of which no form of ...
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... has engaged passage for himself and his wife in the steam - packet for Boston , for the . 4th of January next . He says : ' I look forward to shaking hands with you , with an interest I cannot 114 [ 1842 . LIFE OF CHARLES Dickens .
... has engaged passage for himself and his wife in the steam - packet for Boston , for the . 4th of January next . He says : ' I look forward to shaking hands with you , with an interest I cannot 114 [ 1842 . LIFE OF CHARLES Dickens .
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Palavras e frases frequentes
actor admirable American appeared artist Athenæum beautiful believe Birmingham Bleak House called character Charles Dickens cheers Christmas Carol Christmas number death delight Dickens's dinner Dombey and Son Douglas Jerrold dramatic England English expressed eyes feel Fund Gad's Hill genius Hall hand happy heard heart honour hope Household Words illustrated institution interest Jerrold kind ladies and gentlemen letter literary literature live London look Lord Mark Lemon Martin Chuzzlewit Messrs mind Miss morning never newspaper Newsvendors night novelist observed occasion Oliver Twist paper Pickwick Pickwick Papers poor present presided proposed published reader received remarkable remember Royal society speech story sympathy Tableau Vivant Thackeray Theatre Theatrical thing thought Tiny Tim tion to-night toast told took W. M. Thackeray Washington Irving Wilkie Collins writing wrote young
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