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The Long Voyage by Charles Dickens
WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit…
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The Lamplighter by Charles Dickens
‘If you talk of Murphy and Francis Moore, gentlemen,’ said the lamplighter who was in the chair, ‘I mean to…
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The Haunted House by Charles Dickens
As his Rapper travel companion revealed after a spiritual intercourse: “Evil communications corrupt good manners.’’ After the landlord admits he…
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The Ghost of Art by Charles Dickens
I am a bachelor, residing in rather a dreary set of chambers in the Temple. They are situated in a…
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The Detective Police by Charles Dickens
WE are not by any means devout believers in the old Bow Street Police. To say the truth, we think…
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The Child’s Story by Charles Dickens
The Child’s Story (1852) is a parable about life’s journey, in which a traveller asks all he meets, “What do…
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The Begging-Letter Writer by Charles Dickens
The amount of money he annually diverts from wholesome and useful purposes in the United Kingdom, would be a set-off…
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The Baron of Grogzwig by Charles Dickens
The Baron Von Koldwethout, of Grogzwig in Germany, was as likely a young baron as you would wish to see.…
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Sunday Under Three Heads by Charles Dickens
Dedication To The Right ReverendTHE BISHOP OF LONDON MY LORD, You were among the first, some years ago, to expatiate…
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Some Particulars Concerning a Lion by Charles Dickens
We have a great respect for lions in the abstract. In common with most other people, we have heard and…
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