The Life of Charles Dickens

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Author

Forster, John, 1812-1876

Title

The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete

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English

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Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography

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25851

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June 20, 2008

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Contents

1. 1.THE LIFE — OF
2. 2.VOL. I.
3. 3.THE LIFE — OF — CHARLES DICKENS — BY — JOHN FORSTER. VOL. I. 1812-1842.
4. 4.NOTE TO THE PRESENT EDITION.
5. 5.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
6. 6.CHARLES DICKENS.
7. 7.CHAPTER I. — CHILDHOOD — 1812-1822.
8. 8.CHAPTER II. — HARD EXPERIENCES IN BOYHOOD. — 1822-1824.
9. 9.CHAPTER III. — SCHOOL-DAYS AND START IN LIFE. — 1824-1830.
10. 10.CHAPTER IV. — REPORTERS' GALLERY AND NEWSPAPER LITERATURE. — 1831-1835.
11. 11.CHAPTER V. — FIRST BOOK, AND ORIGIN OF PICKWICK. — 1836.
12. 12.CHAPTER VI. — WRITING THE PICKWICK PAPERS. — 1837.
13. 13.CHAPTER VII. — BETWEEN PICKWICK AND NICKLEBY. — 1837-1838.
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. — OLIVER TWIST. — 1838.
15. 15.CHAPTER IX. — NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. — 1838-1839.
16. 16.CHAPTER X. — DURING AND AFTER NICKLEBY. — 1838-1839.
17. 17.CHAPTER XI. — NEW LITERARY PROJECT. — 1839.
18. 18.CHAPTER XII. — THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP. — 1840-1841.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII. — DEVONSHIRE TERRACE AND BROADSTAIRS. — 1840.
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV. — BARNABY RUDGE. — 1841.
21. 21.CHAPTER XV. — PUBLIC DINNER IN EDINBURGH. — 1841.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI. — ADVENTURES IN THE HIGHLANDS. — 1841.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVII. — AGAIN AT BROADSTAIRS. — 1841.
24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII. — EVE OF THE VISIT TO AMERICA. — 1841.
25. 25.CHAPTER XIX. — FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA. — 1842.
26. 26.CHAPTER XX. — SECOND IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA. — 1842.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXI. — PHILADELPHIA, WASHINGTON, AND THE SOUTH. — 1842.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXII. — CANAL-BOAT JOURNEYS: BOUND FAR WEST. — 1842.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII. — THE FAR WEST: TO NIAGARA FALLS. — 1842.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV. — NIAGARA AND MONTREAL. — 1842.
31. 31.THE LIFE — OF
32. 32.VOL. I. 1842-1852.
33. 33.CORRECTIONS MADE IN THE LATER EDITIONS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
34. 34.ILLUSTRATIONS.
35. 35.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
36. 36.CHARLES DICKENS.
37. 37.CHAPTER I. — AMERICAN NOTES. — 1842.
38. 38.CHAPTER II. — FIRST YEAR OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT. — 1843.
39. 39.CHAPTER III. — CHUZZLEWIT DISAPPOINTMENTS AND CHRISTMAS CAROL. — 1843-1844.
40. 40.CHAPTER IV. — YEAR OF DEPARTURE FOR ITALY. — 1844.
41. 41.CHAPTER V. — IDLENESS AT ALBARO: VILLA BAGNERELLO. — 1844.
42. 42.CHAPTER VI. — WORK IN GENOA: PALAZZO PESCHIERE. — 1844.
43. 43.CHAPTER VII. — ITALIAN TRAVEL. — 1844.
44. 44.CHAPTER VIII. — LAST MONTHS IN ITALY. — 1845.
45. 45.CHAPTER IX. — AGAIN IN ENGLAND. 1845-1846.
46. 46.CHAPTER X. — A HOME IN SWITZERLAND. — 1846.
47. 47.CHAPTER XI. — SWISS PEOPLE AND SCENERY. — 1846.
48. 48.CHAPTER XII. — SKETCHES CHIEFLY PERSONAL. — 1846.
49. 49.CHAPTER XIII. — LITERARY LABOUR AT LAUSANNE. — 1846.
50. 50.CHAPTER XIV. — REVOLUTION AT GENEVA, CHRISTMAS BOOK, AND LAST DAYS IN SWITZERLAND. — 1846.
51. 51.CHAPTER XV. — THREE MONTHS IN PARIS. — 1846-1847.
52. 52.VOL. II.
53. 53.CHAPTER XVI. — DOMBEY AND SON. — 1846-1848.
54. 54.CHAPTER XVII. — SPLENDID STROLLING. — 1847-1852.
55. 55.CHAPTER XVIII. — SEASIDE HOLIDAYS. — 1848-1851.
56. 56.CHAPTER XIX. — HAUNTED MAN AND HOUSEHOLD WORDS. — 1848-1850.
57. 57.CHAPTER XX. — LAST YEARS IN DEVONSHIRE TERRACE. — 1848-1851. — THE LIFE — OF — THE LIFE — OF — CHARLES DICKENS — BY
58. 58.JOHN FORSTER. — VOL. III. 1852-1870.
59. 59.ILLUSTRATIONS.
60. 60.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
61. 61.THE LIFE — OF — CHARLES DICKENS.
62. 62.CHAPTER I. — DAVID COPPERFIELD AND BLEAK HOUSE. — 1850-1853.
63. 63.CHAPTER II. — HOME INCIDENTS AND HARD TIMES. — 1853-1854-1855.
64. 64.CHAPTER III. — SWITZERLAND AND ITALY REVISITED. — 1853.
65. 65.CHAPTER IV. — THREE SUMMERS AT BOULOGNE. — 1853, 1854, and 1856.
66. 66.CHAPTER V. — RESIDENCE IN PARIS. — 1855-1856.
67. 67.CHAPTER VI. — LITTLE DORRIT, AND A LAZY TOUR. — 1855-1857.
68. 68.CHAPTER VII. — WHAT HAPPENED AT THIS TIME. — 1857-1858.
69. 69.CHAPTER VIII. — GADSHILL PLACE. — 1856-1870.
70. 70.CHAPTER IX. — FIRST PAID READINGS. — 1858-1859.
71. 71.CHAPTER X. — ALL THE YEAR ROUND AND THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. — 1859-1861.
72. 72.CHAPTER XI. — SECOND SERIES OF READINGS. — 1861-1863.
73. 73.CHAPTER XII. — HINTS FOR BOOKS WRITTEN AND UNWRITTEN. — 1855-1865.
74. 74.CHAPTER XIII. — THIRD SERIES OF READINGS. — 1864-1867.
75. 75.CHAPTER XIV. — DICKENS AS A NOVELIST. — 1836-1870.
76. 76.CHAPTER XV. — AMERICA REVISITED: NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1867. — 1867.
77. 77.CHAPTER XVI. — AMERICA REVISITED: JANUARY TO APRIL 1868. — 1868.
78. 78.CHAPTER XVII. — LAST READINGS. — 1868-1870.
79. 79.CHAPTER XVIII. — LAST BOOK. — 1869-1870.
80. 80.CHAPTER XIX. — PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS. — 1836-1870.
81. 81.CHAPTER XX. — THE END. — 1869-1870.
82. 82.APPENDIX.
83. 83.I. — THE WRITINGS OF CHARLES DICKENS. — 1835. — 1836. — 1837. — 1838. — 1839. — 1840. — 1840-1841. — I. Old Curiosity Shop (1840). — II. Barnaby Rudge (1841). — 1841. — 1842. — 1843. — 1844. — 1845. — 1846. — 1847. — 1848. — 1849. — 1850. — 1851. — 1852. — 1853. — 1854. — 1855. — 1856. — 1857. — 1858. — 1859. — 1860. — 1861. — 1862. — 1863. — 1864. — 1865. — 1866. — 1867. — 1868. — 1870.
84. 84.II. — THE WILL OF CHARLES DICKENS.
85. 85.III. — CORRECTIONS MADE IN THE LATER EDITIONS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.
86. 86.INDEX. — FOOTNOTES: — Transcriber's Notes:

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