
A Dickens Boxed Set: 20 Novels & Over 200 Short Stories, Plays, Poems & Articles (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Illustrated Book: David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol…By Charles DickensLength819h 9m
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A Dickens Boxed Set: 20 Novels & Over 200 Short Stories, Plays, Poems & Articles offers an expansive encounter with one of Victorian literature's defining imaginations. From the social panorama of Bleak House and the moral urgency of Oliver Twist to the comic abundance of The Pickwick Papers and the haunted concision of the Christmas tales, the collection displays Dickens's mastery of melodrama, satire, sentiment, and urban realism. Its shorter works, journalism, poems, and dramatic pieces illuminate the restless literary marketplace of nineteenth-century Britain. Charles Dickens, born in 1812, transformed personal hardship into public art. His childhood experience of debt, factory labor, and social insecurity shaped his lifelong attention to poverty, institutional cruelty, childhood vulnerability, and the precarious dignity of ordinary people. As novelist, editor, performer, and reform-minded public figure, he wrote with intimate knowledge of London's streets and a journalist's instinct for social exposure. This boxed set is ideal for readers seeking not merely famous novels but the full range of Dickens's craft. It rewards scholars, devoted admirers, and newcomers alike with a comprehensive portrait of a writer whose moral imagination, comic vitality, and narrative energy remain inexhaustibly alive.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length819 hrs 9 mins
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Publish dateDec 18, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1A Dickens Boxed Set: 20 Novels & Over 200 Short Stories, Plays, Poems & Articles (Annotated)
216Tales (pt. 2)
2Introduction
217Tales (pt. 3)
3Author Biography
218Tales (pt. 4)
4Historical Context
219SKETCHES OF YOUNG GENTLEMEN
5Synopsis (Selection)
220SKETCHES OF YOUNG COUPLES
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6A Dickens Boxed Set: 20 Novels & Over 200 Short Stories, Plays, Poems & Articles
221MASTER HUMPHREY’S CLOCK (pt. 1)
7Novels
222MASTER HUMPHREY’S CLOCK (pt. 2)
8OLIVER TWIST (pt. 1)
223MASTER HUMPHREY’S CLOCK (pt. 3)
9OLIVER TWIST (pt. 2)
224REPRINTED PIECES (pt. 1)
10OLIVER TWIST (pt. 3)
225REPRINTED PIECES (pt. 2)
11OLIVER TWIST (pt. 4)
226REPRINTED PIECES (pt. 3)
12OLIVER TWIST (pt. 5)
227REPRINTED PIECES (pt. 4)
13OLIVER TWIST (pt. 6)
228THE MUDFOG PAPERS (pt. 1)
14OLIVER TWIST (pt. 7)
229THE MUDFOG PAPERS (pt. 2)
15OLIVER TWIST (pt. 8)
230PEARL-FISHING (First Series) (pt. 1)
16THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 1)
231PEARL-FISHING (First Series) (pt. 2)
17THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 2)
232PEARL-FISHING (First Series) (pt. 3)
18THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 3)
233PEARL-FISHING (Second Series) (pt. 1)
19THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 4)
234PEARL-FISHING (Second Series) (pt. 2)
20THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 5)
235PEARL-FISHING (Second Series) (pt. 3)
21THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 6)
236CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 1)
22THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 7)
237CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 2)
23THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 8)
238CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 3)
24THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 9)
239CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 4)
25THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 10)
240CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 5)
26THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 11)
241CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 6)
27THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 12)
242CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 7)
28THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 13)
243CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 8)
29THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 14)
244CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 9)
30THE PICKWICK PAPERS (pt. 15)
245CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 10)
31NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 1)
246CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 11)
32NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 2)
247CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 12)
33NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 3)
248CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 13)
34NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 4)
249CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 14)
35NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 5)
250CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 15)
36NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 6)
251CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 16)
37NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 7)
252CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 17)
38NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 8)
253CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 18)
39NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 9)
254CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 19)
40NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 10)
255CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 20)
41NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 11)
256CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 21)
42NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 12)
257CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 22)
43NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 13)
258CHRISTMAS STORIES (pt. 23)
44NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 14)
259OTHER STORIES (pt. 1)
45NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (pt. 15)
260OTHER STORIES (pt. 2)
46THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP (pt. 1)
261OTHER STORIES (pt. 3)
47THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP (pt. 2)
262OTHER STORIES (pt. 4)
48THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP (pt. 3)
263Children’s Books
49THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP (pt. 4)
264A CHILD’S DREAM OF A STAR
50THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP (pt. 5)
265HOLIDAY ROMANCE
51THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP (pt. 6)
266DICKENS'S CHILDREN
52THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP (pt. 7)
267STORIES ABOUT CHILDREN EVERY CHILD CAN READ (pt. 1)
53THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP (pt. 8)
268STORIES ABOUT CHILDREN EVERY CHILD CAN READ (pt. 2)
54THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP (pt. 9)
269STORIES ABOUT CHILDREN EVERY CHILD CAN READ (pt. 3)
55THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP (pt. 10)
270Plays
56BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 1)
271THE VILLAGE COQUETTES
57BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 2)
272Act I.
58BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 3)
273Act II.
59BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 4)
274THE STRANGE GENTLEMAN
60BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 5)
275Act I
61BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 6)
276Act II
62BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 7)
277THE LAMPLIGHTER
63BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 8)
278IS SHE HIS WIFE?
64BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 9)
279MR. NIGHTINGALE’S DIARY
65BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 10)
280NO THOROUGHFARE (pt. 1)
66BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 11)
281NO THOROUGHFARE (pt. 2)
67BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 12)
282NO THOROUGHFARE (pt. 3)
68MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 1)
283THE FROZEN DEEP
69MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 2)
284Poetry
70MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 3)
285THE LOVING BALLAD OF LORD BATEMAN
71MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 4)
286THE POEMS AND VERSES OF CHARLES DICKENS
72MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 5)
287The Village Coquettes
73MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 6)
288The Lamplighter
74MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 7)
289The Pickwick Papers
75MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 8)
290The Examiner
76MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 9)
291The Patrician’s Daughter
77MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 10)
292The Keepsake
78MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 11)
293The Daily News
79MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 12)
294Lines addressed to Mark Lemon
80MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 13)
295The Lighthouse
81MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 14)
296The Frozen Deep
82MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 15)
297The Wreck of the Golden Mary
83MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (pt. 16)
298Travel Books
84DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 1)
299AMERICAN NOTES (pt. 1)
85DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 2)
300AMERICAN NOTES (pt. 2)
86DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 3)
301AMERICAN NOTES (pt. 3)
87DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 4)
302AMERICAN NOTES (pt. 4)
88DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 5)
303AMERICAN NOTES (pt. 5)
89DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 6)
304PICTURES FROM ITALY (pt. 1)
90DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 7)
305PICTURES FROM ITALY (pt. 2)
91DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 8)
306PICTURES FROM ITALY (pt. 3)
92DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 9)
307PICTURES FROM ITALY (pt. 4)
93DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 10)
308THE LAZY TOUR OF TWO IDLE APPRENTICES (pt. 1)
94DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 11)
309THE LAZY TOUR OF TWO IDLE APPRENTICES (pt. 2)
95DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 12)
310Other Works
96DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 13)
311SUNDAY UNDER THREE HEADS
97DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 14)
312A CHILD’S HISTORY OF ENGLAND (pt. 1)
98DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 15)
313A CHILD’S HISTORY OF ENGLAND (pt. 2)
99DOMBEY AND SON (pt. 16)
314A CHILD’S HISTORY OF ENGLAND (pt. 3)
100DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 1)
315A CHILD’S HISTORY OF ENGLAND (pt. 4)
101DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 2)
316A CHILD’S HISTORY OF ENGLAND (pt. 5)
102DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 3)
317A CHILD’S HISTORY OF ENGLAND (pt. 6)
103DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 4)
318A CHILD’S HISTORY OF ENGLAND (pt. 7)
104DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 5)
319MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI (pt. 1)
105DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 6)
320MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI (pt. 2)
106DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 7)
321MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI (pt. 3)
107DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 8)
322MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI (pt. 4)
108DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 9)
323MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI (pt. 5)
109DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 10)
324MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI (pt. 6)
110DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 11)
325THE LIFE OF OUR LORD
111DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 12)
326THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER (pt. 1)
112DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 13)
327THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER (pt. 2)
113DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 14)
328THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER (pt. 3)
114DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 15)
329THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER (pt. 4)
115DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 16)
330THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER (pt. 5)
116BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 1)
331THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER (pt. 6)
117BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 2)
332THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER (pt. 7)
118BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 3)
333CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALL THE YEAR ROUND (pt. 1)
119BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 4)
334CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALL THE YEAR ROUND (pt. 2)
120BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 5)
335CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EXAMINER (pt. 1)
121BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 6)
336CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EXAMINER (pt. 2)
122BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 7)
337MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS (pt. 1)
123BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 8)
338MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS (pt. 2)
124BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 9)
339Essays & Articles
125BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 10)
340A COAL MINER’S EVIDENCE
126BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 11)
341THE LOST ARCTIC VOYAGERS
127BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 12)
342FRAUDS ON THE FAIRIES
128BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 13)
343ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER
129BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 14)
344IN MEMORIAM W. M. THACKERAY
130BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 15)
345Speeches & Letters
131BLEAK HOUSE (pt. 16)
346SPEECHES OF CHARLES DICKENS: Literary and Social (pt. 1)
132HARD TIMES
347SPEECHES OF CHARLES DICKENS: Literary and Social (pt. 2)
133Book the First. Sowing (pt. 1)
348SPEECHES OF CHARLES DICKENS: Literary and Social (pt. 3)
134Book the First. Sowing (pt. 2)
349SPEECHES OF CHARLES DICKENS: Literary and Social (pt. 4)
135Book the Second. Reaping (pt. 1)
350SPEECHES OF CHARLES DICKENS: Literary and Social (pt. 5)
136Book the Second. Reaping (pt. 2)
351COLLECTED LETTERS OF CHARLES DICKENS
137Book the Third. Garnering (pt. 1)
352Volume I
138Book the Third. Garnering (pt. 2)
353Book I. 1833 to 1842 (pt. 1)
139LITTLE DORRIT
354Book I. 1833 to 1842 (pt. 2)
140Book the First: Poverty (pt. 1)
355Book II. 1843 to 1857 (pt. 1)
141Book the First: Poverty (pt. 2)
356Book II. 1843 to 1857 (pt. 2)
142Book the First: Poverty (pt. 3)
357Book II. 1843 to 1857 (pt. 3)
143Book the First: Poverty (pt. 4)
358Book II. 1843 to 1857 (pt. 4)
144Book the First: Poverty (pt. 5)
359Book II. 1843 to 1857 (pt. 5)
145Book the First: Poverty (pt. 6)
360Book II. 1843 to 1857 (pt. 6)
146Book the First: Poverty (pt. 7)
361Book III. 1858 to 1870 (pt. 1)
147Book the First: Poverty (pt. 8)
362Book III. 1858 to 1870 (pt. 2)
148Book the Second: Riches (pt. 1)
363Book III. 1858 to 1870 (pt. 3)
149Book the Second: Riches (pt. 2)
364Book III. 1858 to 1870 (pt. 4)
150Book the Second: Riches (pt. 3)
365Book III. 1858 to 1870 (pt. 5)
151Book the Second: Riches (pt. 4)
366Book III. 1858 to 1870 (pt. 6)
152Book the Second: Riches (pt. 5)
367Volume II (pt. 1)
153Book the Second: Riches (pt. 6)
368Volume II (pt. 2)
154Book the Second: Riches (pt. 7)
369Volume II (pt. 3)
155Book the Second: Riches (pt. 8)
370Volume II (pt. 4)
156A TALE OF TWO CITIES
371Criticism
157Book the First. Recalled to Life
372APPRECIATIONS AND CRITICISMS OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENSby G. K. Chesterton (pt. 1)
158Book the Second. The Golden Thread (pt. 1)
373APPRECIATIONS AND CRITICISMS OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENSby G. K. Chesterton (pt. 2)
159Book the Second. The Golden Thread (pt. 2)
374APPRECIATIONS AND CRITICISMS OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENSby G. K. Chesterton (pt. 3)
160Book the Second. The Golden Thread (pt. 3)
375APPRECIATIONS AND CRITICISMS OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENSby G. K. Chesterton (pt. 4)
161Book the Second. The Golden Thread (pt. 4)
376THE LIMITATIONS OF DICKENSby Henry James
162Book the Third. The Track of a Storm (pt. 1)
377CHARLES DICKENS: A CRITICAL STUDYby George Gissing (pt. 1)
163Book the Third. The Track of a Storm (pt. 2)
378CHARLES DICKENS: A CRITICAL STUDYby George Gissing (pt. 2)
164Book the Third. The Track of a Storm (pt. 3)
379CHARLES DICKENS: A CRITICAL STUDYby George Gissing (pt. 3)
165GREAT EXPECTATIONS (pt. 1)
380CHARLES DICKENS: A CRITICAL STUDYby George Gissing (pt. 4)
166GREAT EXPECTATIONS (pt. 2)
381THE PUZZLE OF DICKENS’S LAST PLOTby Andrew Lang
167GREAT EXPECTATIONS (pt. 3)
382The Story
168GREAT EXPECTATIONS (pt. 4)
383Theories of the Mystery
169GREAT EXPECTATIONS (pt. 5)
384Conclusion
170GREAT EXPECTATIONS (pt. 6)
385ESSAYS IN LITTLE: DICKENS by Andrew Langby Andrew Lang
171GREAT EXPECTATIONS (pt. 7)
386LETTERS TO DEAD AUTHORS: To Charles Dickensby Andrew Lang
172GREAT EXPECTATIONS (pt. 8)
387DAVID COPPERFIELDby Virginia Woolf
173GREAT EXPECTATIONS (pt. 9)
388MY LITERARY PASSIONS: DICKENSby William Dean Howells
174OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
389DICKENS AS A MAN OF LETTERSby Alice Meynell
175Book the First. The Cup and the Lip (pt. 1)
390DICKENS AS AN EDUCATORby James L. Hughes (pt. 1)
176Book the First. The Cup and the Lip (pt. 2)
391DICKENS AS AN EDUCATORby James L. Hughes (pt. 2)
177Book the First. The Cup and the Lip (pt. 3)
392DICKENS AS AN EDUCATORby James L. Hughes (pt. 3)
178Book the First. The Cup and the Lip (pt. 4)
393DICKENS AS AN EDUCATORby James L. Hughes (pt. 4)
179Book the Second. Birds of a Feather (pt. 1)
394DICKENS AS AN EDUCATORby James L. Hughes (pt. 5)
180Book the Second. Birds of a Feather (pt. 2)
395DICKENS AS AN EDUCATORby James L. Hughes (pt. 6)
181Book the Second. Birds of a Feather (pt. 3)
396VIEWS AND REVIEWS: DICKENSby W. E. Henley
182Book the Second. Birds of a Feather (pt. 4)
397STUDIES IN EARLY VICTORIAN LITERATURE: DICKENSby Frederic Harrison
183Book the Third. A Long Lane (pt. 1)
398MY CONTEMPORARIES IN FICTION: A WORD ON DICKENSby David Christie Murray
184Book the Third. A Long Lane (pt. 2)
399Biographies
185Book the Third. A Long Lane (pt. 3)
400CHARLES DICKENSby G. K. Chesterton (pt. 1)
186Book the Third. A Long Lane (pt. 4)
401CHARLES DICKENSby G. K. Chesterton (pt. 2)
187Book the Fourth. A Turning (pt. 1)
402CHARLES DICKENSby G. K. Chesterton (pt. 3)
188Book the Fourth. A Turning (pt. 2)
403DICKENSby Sir Adolphus William Ward (pt. 1)
189Book the Fourth. A Turning (pt. 3)
404DICKENSby Sir Adolphus William Ward (pt. 2)
190Book the Fourth. A Turning (pt. 4)
405DICKENSby Sir Adolphus William Ward (pt. 3)
191THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (pt. 1)
406DICKENSby Sir Adolphus William Ward (pt. 4)
192THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (pt. 2)
407THE LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENSby John Forster
193THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (pt. 3)
408Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 1)
194THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (pt. 4)
409Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 2)
195THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (pt. 5)
410Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 3)
196Christmas Novellas
411Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 4)
197A CHRISTMAS CAROL (pt. 1)
412Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 5)
198A CHRISTMAS CAROL (pt. 2)
413Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 1)
199THE CHIMES (pt. 1)
414Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 2)
200THE CHIMES (pt. 2)
415Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 3)
201THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH (pt. 1)
416Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 4)
202THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH (pt. 2)
417Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 5)
203THE BATTLE OF LIFE (pt. 1)
418Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 6)
204THE BATTLE OF LIFE (pt. 2)
419Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 1)
205THE HAUNTED MAN (pt. 1)
420Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 2)
206THE HAUNTED MAN (pt. 2)
421Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 3)
207Short Story Collections
422Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 4)
208SKETCHES BY BOZ
423Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 5)
209Our parish
424Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 6)
210Scenes (pt. 1)
425Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 7)
211Scenes (pt. 2)
426Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 8)
212Scenes (pt. 3)
427MY FATHER AS I RECALL HIMby Mamie Dickens
213Characters (pt. 1)
428Analysis
214Characters (pt. 2)
429Reflection
215Tales (pt. 1)
430Memorable Quotes