Great Lives - Dickens

by Bernard Darwin

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D I C K E N S Great Lives - 1933 - CONTENTS ChapterI. 1812-1822 . Page 9 Birth at Portsea - John Dickens and his wife - Chatham - Gadshill and a prophecy - Mr. Giless school - early reading - the move to London - difficulties. Chapter 11. 1822-1831 . . 21 The blacking factory - David Copperfields story - the Marshalsea - escape - Wellington House Academy - in the law - sho...moreD I C K E N S Great Lives - 1933 - CONTENTS ChapterI. 1812-1822 . Page 9 Birth at Portsea - John Dickens and his wife - Chatham - Gadshill and a prophecy - Mr. Giless school - early reading - the move to London - difficulties. Chapter 11. 1822-1831 . . 21 The blacking factory - David Copperfields story - the Marshalsea - escape - Wellington House Academy - in the law - shorthand writer - the Press Gallery. Chapter 111. 1831-1834 . 32 The Beadnells - Maria and the story of Dora - final breaking off - advancement in the Gallery - reporting adventures - beginnings of Boz. Chapter IV. 1834-1839 . 42 The Hogarths - engagement and marriage - Pickwick - Sam Weller and the great popularity - Mary Hogarth dies - entanglements with publishers - Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. Chapter V. I 839-I 842 . 58 A new enterprise - Master Humphreys Clock - The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudgc - a visit to Scotland - the voyage to America. Chapter VI. January-June, 1842 . 64 The first visit to America - hopes and disappointments on both sides - international copyright - a tremendous welcome - Boston and New York - the South and slavery - home. Chajter V I I . I 842-1 846 . 74 Martin Chuzzlewit and the Christmas Carol - quarrel with Chapman Hall - friendship with Miss Coutts - a year in Italy - theatricals - editor of the Daily News. 5 6 CONTENTS Chapter VIII. 1846-1854 . page 86 Lausanne and Dornbty - splendid strollings - the Guild of Literature and Art - Dawid CoPPmf eld - Household Word founded - John Dickenss Death - Bleak How and Hard Times. ChakEer IX. 1854-1858 . . 100 - - . Overworked at last - Maria reappears - more theatricals - summers in France - Gadshill bouaht - Little Dorrit -domestic unhappiness and ickenss own statement. Chapter X. 1858-1867 . . 116 First paid readings - immense success - A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectdltionr - life at Gadshillchildren and dogs - Our Mutual Friend - signs of serious illness. Chapter XI. 1867-1870 . . 127 Second visit to America - triumphal progress - more readings at home - Sikes and Nancy - the breakdown - Edwin Drood - farewell readings - Westminster Abbey. CHRONOLOGY Birth at Portsea, January 7, 1812. Move to Chatham, 1816. Move to London, 1822. Leaves blacking factory and goes to school, 1824. Enters Press Gallery, I 83 I. First story published, A Dinner at Poplar Walk, December, 1833. First number of Pickwick, March 31, 1836. Married to Catherine Hogarth, April 2, 1836. lOliver Twist, 1838. flicholas flicklelp, 1839. Old Curiosity Shop, I 840. Barnaby Rudge, I 841. First visit to U. S. A., January 1842 to June 1842. American Notes, I 842. Christmas Carol, I 843. Martin Chuzzlewit, I 844. Stayed in Italy, 1844-5. Editor of Daily flews, January 2 I, 1846. Resigned editorship, February g, 1846. Stayed at Lausanne and in Paris, June 1846 to February, I 847. Dombey 3 Son, 1848. Household Words first number, I 849. David Copperjeld, 1850. 1 The date given for a book is in each case that of its publication in book form, not of its first appearance in numbers. 7 8 CHRONOLOGY Bleak House, I 853. Hard Times, 1854. Bought Gadshill, 1856. Little Dorrit, 1857. First paid readings, 1858. Separation from Mrs. Dickens, I 858. All the Year Round first number and A Tale of Two Cities, 1859. Gnat Expectations, I 862. Our Mutual Friend, I 865. Second visit to U. S. A., November 1867 to April r 868. Farewell reading, March I, 1870.Edwin Drood first number, April 1870, Died June g, 1870. Buried in Westminster Abbey, June 14, 1870. CHAPTER I Birth at Portsea - John Dickens and hi wife - Chatham - Gadshill and a prophecy - Mr...(less)

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