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THE LIFE
OF
THE LIFE
OF
OF
CHARLES DICKENS
BY
JOHN FORSTER.
THREE VOLUMES IN TWO.
THREE VOLUMES IN TWO.
VOL. I.
THE LIFE
OF
OF
CHARLES DICKENS
BY
JOHN FORSTER. VOL. I. 1812-1842.
JOHN FORSTER. VOL. I. 1812-1842.
NOTE TO THE PRESENT EDITION.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
THE LIFE
OF
OF
CHARLES DICKENS.
CHAPTER I.
CHILDHOOD
1812-1822.
CHILDHOOD
1812-1822.
CHAPTER II.
HARD EXPERIENCES IN BOYHOOD.
1822-1824.
HARD EXPERIENCES IN BOYHOOD.
1822-1824.
CHAPTER III.
SCHOOL-DAYS AND START IN LIFE.
1824-1830.
SCHOOL-DAYS AND START IN LIFE.
1824-1830.
CHAPTER IV.
REPORTERS' GALLERY AND NEWSPAPER LITERATURE.
1831-1835.
REPORTERS' GALLERY AND NEWSPAPER LITERATURE.
1831-1835.
CHAPTER V.
FIRST BOOK, AND ORIGIN OF PICKWICK.
1836.
FIRST BOOK, AND ORIGIN OF PICKWICK.
1836.
CHAPTER VI.
WRITING THE PICKWICK PAPERS.
1837.
WRITING THE PICKWICK PAPERS.
1837.
CHAPTER VII.
BETWEEN PICKWICK AND NICKLEBY.
1837-1838.
BETWEEN PICKWICK AND NICKLEBY.
1837-1838.
CHAPTER VIII.
OLIVER TWIST.
1838.
OLIVER TWIST.
1838.
CHAPTER IX.
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY.
1838-1839.
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY.
1838-1839.
CHAPTER X.
DURING AND AFTER NICKLEBY.
1838-1839.
DURING AND AFTER NICKLEBY.
1838-1839.
CHAPTER XI.
NEW LITERARY PROJECT.
1839.
NEW LITERARY PROJECT.
1839.
CHAPTER XII.
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP.
1840-1841.
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP.
1840-1841.
CHAPTER XIII.
DEVONSHIRE TERRACE AND BROADSTAIRS.
1840.
DEVONSHIRE TERRACE AND BROADSTAIRS.
1840.
CHAPTER XIV.
BARNABY RUDGE.
1841.
BARNABY RUDGE.
1841.
CHAPTER XV.
PUBLIC DINNER IN EDINBURGH.
1841.
PUBLIC DINNER IN EDINBURGH.
1841.
CHAPTER XVI.
ADVENTURES IN THE HIGHLANDS.
1841.
ADVENTURES IN THE HIGHLANDS.
1841.
CHAPTER XVII.
AGAIN AT BROADSTAIRS.
1841.
AGAIN AT BROADSTAIRS.
1841.
CHAPTER XVIII.
EVE OF THE VISIT TO AMERICA.
1841.
EVE OF THE VISIT TO AMERICA.
1841.
CHAPTER XIX.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA.
1842.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA.
1842.
CHAPTER XX.
SECOND IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA.
1842.
SECOND IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA.
1842.
CHAPTER XXI.
PHILADELPHIA, WASHINGTON, AND THE SOUTH.
1842.
PHILADELPHIA, WASHINGTON, AND THE SOUTH.
1842.
CHAPTER XXII.
CANAL-BOAT JOURNEYS: BOUND FAR WEST.
1842.
CANAL-BOAT JOURNEYS: BOUND FAR WEST.
1842.
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE FAR WEST: TO NIAGARA FALLS.
1842.
THE FAR WEST: TO NIAGARA FALLS.
1842.
CHAPTER XXIV.
NIAGARA AND MONTREAL.
1842.
NIAGARA AND MONTREAL.
1842.
THE LIFE
OF
OF
THE LIFE
OF
OF
CHARLES DICKENS
BY
JOHN FORSTER.
VOL. I. 1842-1852.
CORRECTIONS MADE IN THE LATER EDITIONS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
THE LIFE
OF
OF
CHARLES DICKENS.
CHAPTER I.
AMERICAN NOTES.
1842.
AMERICAN NOTES.
1842.
CHAPTER II.
FIRST YEAR OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT.
1843.
FIRST YEAR OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT.
1843.
CHAPTER III.
CHUZZLEWIT DISAPPOINTMENTS AND CHRISTMAS CAROL.
1843-1844.
CHUZZLEWIT DISAPPOINTMENTS AND CHRISTMAS CAROL.
1843-1844.
CHAPTER IV.
YEAR OF DEPARTURE FOR ITALY.
1844.
YEAR OF DEPARTURE FOR ITALY.
1844.
CHAPTER V.
IDLENESS AT ALBARO: VILLA BAGNERELLO.
1844.
IDLENESS AT ALBARO: VILLA BAGNERELLO.
1844.
CHAPTER VI.
WORK IN GENOA: PALAZZO PESCHIERE.
1844.
WORK IN GENOA: PALAZZO PESCHIERE.
1844.
CHAPTER VII.
ITALIAN TRAVEL.
1844.
ITALIAN TRAVEL.
1844.
CHAPTER VIII.
LAST MONTHS IN ITALY.
1845.
LAST MONTHS IN ITALY.
1845.
CHAPTER IX.
AGAIN IN ENGLAND. 1845-1846.
AGAIN IN ENGLAND. 1845-1846.
CHAPTER X.
A HOME IN SWITZERLAND.
1846.
A HOME IN SWITZERLAND.
1846.
CHAPTER XI.
SWISS PEOPLE AND SCENERY.
1846.
SWISS PEOPLE AND SCENERY.
1846.
CHAPTER XII.
SKETCHES CHIEFLY PERSONAL.
1846.
SKETCHES CHIEFLY PERSONAL.
1846.
CHAPTER XIII.
LITERARY LABOUR AT LAUSANNE.
1846.
LITERARY LABOUR AT LAUSANNE.
1846.
CHAPTER XIV.
REVOLUTION AT GENEVA, CHRISTMAS BOOK, AND LAST DAYS IN SWITZERLAND.
1846.
REVOLUTION AT GENEVA, CHRISTMAS BOOK, AND LAST DAYS IN SWITZERLAND.
1846.
CHAPTER XV.
THREE MONTHS IN PARIS.
1846-1847.
THREE MONTHS IN PARIS.
1846-1847.
THE LIFE
OF
OF
CHARLES DICKENS
BY
JOHN FORSTER.
THREE VOLUMES IN TWO.
THREE VOLUMES IN TWO.
VOL. II.
CHAPTER XVI.
DOMBEY AND SON.
1846-1848.
DOMBEY AND SON.
1846-1848.
CHAPTER XVII.
SPLENDID STROLLING.
1847-1852.
SPLENDID STROLLING.
1847-1852.
CHAPTER XVIII.
SEASIDE HOLIDAYS.
1848-1851.
SEASIDE HOLIDAYS.
1848-1851.
CHAPTER XIX.
HAUNTED MAN AND HOUSEHOLD WORDS.
1848-1850.
HAUNTED MAN AND HOUSEHOLD WORDS.
1848-1850.
CHAPTER XX.
LAST YEARS IN DEVONSHIRE TERRACE.
1848-1851.
LAST YEARS IN DEVONSHIRE TERRACE.
1848-1851.
THE LIFE
OF
THE LIFE
OF
CHARLES DICKENS
BY
JOHN FORSTER.
VOL. III. 1852-1870.
VOL. III. 1852-1870.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
THE LIFE
OF
CHARLES DICKENS.
OF
CHARLES DICKENS.
CHAPTER I.
DAVID COPPERFIELD AND BLEAK HOUSE.
1850-1853.
DAVID COPPERFIELD AND BLEAK HOUSE.
1850-1853.
CHAPTER II.
HOME INCIDENTS AND HARD TIMES.
1853-1854-1855.
HOME INCIDENTS AND HARD TIMES.
1853-1854-1855.
CHAPTER III.
SWITZERLAND AND ITALY REVISITED.
1853.
SWITZERLAND AND ITALY REVISITED.
1853.
CHAPTER IV.
THREE SUMMERS AT BOULOGNE.
1853, 1854, and 1856.
THREE SUMMERS AT BOULOGNE.
1853, 1854, and 1856.
CHAPTER V.
RESIDENCE IN PARIS.
1855-1856.
RESIDENCE IN PARIS.
1855-1856.
CHAPTER VI.
LITTLE DORRIT, AND A LAZY TOUR.
1855-1857.
LITTLE DORRIT, AND A LAZY TOUR.
1855-1857.
CHAPTER VII.
WHAT HAPPENED AT THIS TIME.
1857-1858.
WHAT HAPPENED AT THIS TIME.
1857-1858.
CHAPTER VIII.
GADSHILL PLACE.
1856-1870.
GADSHILL PLACE.
1856-1870.
CHAPTER IX.
FIRST PAID READINGS.
1858-1859.
FIRST PAID READINGS.
1858-1859.
CHAPTER X.
ALL THE YEAR ROUND AND THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.
1859-1861.
ALL THE YEAR ROUND AND THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.
1859-1861.
CHAPTER XI.
SECOND SERIES OF READINGS.
1861-1863.
SECOND SERIES OF READINGS.
1861-1863.
CHAPTER XII.
HINTS FOR BOOKS WRITTEN AND UNWRITTEN.
1855-1865.
HINTS FOR BOOKS WRITTEN AND UNWRITTEN.
1855-1865.
CHAPTER XIII.
THIRD SERIES OF READINGS.
1864-1867.
THIRD SERIES OF READINGS.
1864-1867.
CHAPTER XIV.
DICKENS AS A NOVELIST.
1836-1870.
DICKENS AS A NOVELIST.
1836-1870.
CHAPTER XV.
AMERICA REVISITED: NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1867.
1867.
AMERICA REVISITED: NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1867.
1867.
CHAPTER XVI.
AMERICA REVISITED: JANUARY TO APRIL 1868.
1868.
AMERICA REVISITED: JANUARY TO APRIL 1868.
1868.
CHAPTER XVII.
LAST READINGS.
1868-1870.
LAST READINGS.
1868-1870.
CHAPTER XVIII.
LAST BOOK.
1869-1870.
LAST BOOK.
1869-1870.
CHAPTER XIX.
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
1836-1870.
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
1836-1870.
CHAPTER XX.
THE END.
1869-1870.
THE END.
1869-1870.
APPENDIX.
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.
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.
II.
THE WILL OF CHARLES DICKENS.
THE WILL OF CHARLES DICKENS.
III.
CORRECTIONS MADE IN THE LATER EDITIONS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.
CORRECTIONS MADE IN THE LATER EDITIONS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.
INDEX.
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