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The Wreck of the Golden Mary by Charles Dickens
THE WRECK I was apprenticed to the Sea when I was twelve years old, and I have encountered a great…
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The Trial for Murder by Charles Dickens
I have always noticed a prevalent want of courage, even among persons of superior intelligence and culture, as to imparting…
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The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton by Charles Dickens
The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton is excerpted from Dickens’ first novel, The Pickwick Papers (1837), chapter…
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The Signal Man by Charles Dickens
“Halloa! Below there!” When he heard a voice thus calling to him, he was standing at the door of his…
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The Seven Poor Travellers by Charles Dickens
Chapter I–In the Old City of Rochester Strictly speaking, there were only six Poor Travellers; but, being a Traveller myself,…
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The Schoolboy’s Story by Charles Dickens
The Schoolboy’s Story (1853) was featured in Some Short Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens.The Schoolboy’s StoryBeing rather young at present–I…
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The Poor Relation’s Story by Charles Dickens
He was very reluctant to take precedence of so many respected members of the family, by beginning the round of…
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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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