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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... presided . It was in consequence of a reporter having broken down for the Mirror of Parliament that the late Lord Derby , after complimenting Dickens for his report in the Chronicle , dictated to him his speech , - the Mirror , as you ...
... presided . It was in consequence of a reporter having broken down for the Mirror of Parliament that the late Lord Derby , after complimenting Dickens for his report in the Chronicle , dictated to him his speech , - the Mirror , as you ...
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... presiding . * * Mr. Dickens's speech upon this occasion is given in the great novelist's collected " Speeches , " recently published . CHAPTER VIII . DICKENS'S VISIT TO AMERICA . JONG before 104 [ 1841 . LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS .
... presiding . * * Mr. Dickens's speech upon this occasion is given in the great novelist's collected " Speeches , " recently published . CHAPTER VIII . DICKENS'S VISIT TO AMERICA . JONG before 104 [ 1841 . LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS .
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... preside . With all his dread of making a speech , he was obliged to obey the universal call , and to accept the painful pre - eminence . I saw him daily during the interval of preparation , either at the lodgings of Dickens , or at ...
... preside . With all his dread of making a speech , he was obliged to obey the universal call , and to accept the painful pre - eminence . I saw him daily during the interval of preparation , either at the lodgings of Dickens , or at ...
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... presided at the Annual Conver- sazione of the Polytechnic Institution in Birming- ham , and made a most telling speech . Writing , soon after , to Jerrold - who was very nervous in 146 [ 1844 . LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS .
... presided at the Annual Conver- sazione of the Polytechnic Institution in Birming- ham , and made a most telling speech . Writing , soon after , to Jerrold - who was very nervous in 146 [ 1844 . LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS .
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... , and entitled " Christmas Books . " To this Mr. Dickens contributed a new and admirable preface . Three days after Christmas - day , 1847 , Dickens was in Glasgow , presiding at the opening of the 1847. ] 183 THE HAUNTED MAN . *
... , and entitled " Christmas Books . " To this Mr. Dickens contributed a new and admirable preface . Three days after Christmas - day , 1847 , Dickens was in Glasgow , presiding at the opening of the 1847. ] 183 THE HAUNTED MAN . *
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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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