Charles Dickens
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The Perils of Certain English Prisoners by Charles Dickens
Chapter I—The Island of Silver-Store It was in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty- four,…
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The Pantomime of Life by Charles Dickens
Before we plunge headlong into this paper, let us at once confess to a fondness for pantomimes–to a gentle sympathy…
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The Noble Savage by Charles Dickens
To come to the point at once, I beg to say that I have not the least belief in the…
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The Magic Fishbone by Charles Dickens
The Magic Fishbone, alternatively titled Romance. From the Pen of Miss Alice Rainbird, Aged 7, is a parable, a satirical…
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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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