Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People
By Charles Dickens
Length23h 50m
About this audiobook
'Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People' is a collection of short articles and essays by Charles Dickens. Published early in his writing career, the book portrays the various facets of 19th-century London society. It provides an observational representation of the lives and habits of ordinary people through a diverse range of characters. Each sketch, penned in Dickens' classic heartwarming and satirical style, explores a different aspect of everyday life, from city streets to busy markets and public gatherings.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length23 hrs 50 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 8, 1839
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE BEADLE. THE PARISH ENGINE. THE SCHOOLMASTER
46THE SECOND
2THE CURATE. THE OLD LADY. THE HALF-PAY CAPTAIN
47MR. MINNS AND HIS COUSIN
3THE FOUR SISTERS
48SENTIMENT
4THE ELECTION FOR BEADLE
49THE TUGGSES AT RAMSGATE
5THE BROKER’S MAN
50HORATIO SPARKINS
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6THE LADIES’ SOCIETIES
51THE BLACK VEIL
7OUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOUR
52THE STEAM EXCURSION
8THE STREETS MORNING
53THE GREAT WINGLEBURY DUEL
9THE STREETS NIGHT
54MRS. JOSEPH PORTER
10SHOPS AND THEIR TENANTS
55A PASSAGE IN THE LIFE OF MR. WATKINS TOTTLE
11SCOTLAND-YARD
56MR. WATKINS TOTTLE
12SEVEN DIALS
57THE BLOOMSBURY CHRISTENING
13MEDITATIONS IN MONMOUTH-STREET
58THE DRUNKARD’S DEATH
14HACKNEY-COACH STANDS
59SKETCHES OF YOUNG GENTLEMEN
15DOCTORS’ COMMONS
60THE BASHFUL YOUNG GENTLEMAN
16LONDON RECREATIONS
61THE OUT-AND-OUT YOUNG GENTLEMAN
17THE RIVER
62THE VERY FRIENDLY YOUNG GENTLEMAN
18ASTLEY’S
63THE MILITARY YOUNG GENTLEMAN
19GREENWICH FAIR
64THE POLITICAL YOUNG GENTLEMAN
20PRIVATE THEATRES
65THE DOMESTIC YOUNG GENTLEMAN
21VAUXHALL-GARDENS BY DAY
66THE CENSORIOUS YOUNG GENTLEMAN
22EARLY COACHES
67THE FUNNY YOUNG GENTLEMAN
23OMNIBUSES
68THE THEATRICAL YOUNG GENTLEMAN
24THE LAST CAB-DRIVER, AND THE FIRST OMNIBUS CAD
69THE POETICAL YOUNG GENTLEMAN
25A PARLIAMENTARY SKETCH
70THE ‘THROWING-OFF’ YOUNG GENTLEMAN
26PUBLIC DINNERS
71THE YOUNG LADIES’ YOUNG GENTLEMAN
27THE FIRST OF MAY
72AN URGENT REMONSTRANCE
28BROKERS’ AND MARINE-STORE SHOPS
73THE YOUNG COUPLE
29GIN-SHOPS
74THE FORMAL COUPLE
30THE PAWNBROKER’S SHOP
75THE LOVING COUPLE
31CRIMINAL COURTS
76THE CONTRADICTORY COUPLE
32A VISIT TO NEWGATE
77THE COUPLE WHO DOTE UPON THEIR CHILDREN
33THOUGHTS ABOUT PEOPLE
78THE COOL COUPLE
34A CHRISTMAS DINNER
79THE PLAUSIBLE COUPLE
35THE NEW YEAR
80THE NICE LITTLE COUPLE
36MISS EVANS AND THE EAGLE
81THE EGOTISTICAL COUPLE
37THE PARLOUR ORATOR
82THE COUPLE WHO CODDLE THEMSELVES
38THE HOSPITAL PATIENT
83THE OLD COUPLE
39THE MISPLACED ATTACHMENT OF MR. JOHN DOUNCE
84PUBLIC LIFE OF MR. TULRUMBLE ONCE MAYOR OF MUDFOG
40THE MISTAKEN MILLINER. A TALE OF AMBITION
85FULL REPORT OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MUDFOG ASSOCIATION
41THE DANCING ACADEMY
86FULL REPORT OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE MUDFOG ASSOCIATION for the advancement of everything
42SHABBY-GENTEEL PEOPLE
87THE PANTOMIME OF LIFE
43MAKING A NIGHT OF IT
88SOME PARTICULARS CONCERNING A LION
44THE PRISONERS’ VAN
89MR. ROBERT BOLTON: THE ‘GENTLEMAN CONNECTED WITH THE PRESS’
45THE BOARDING-HOUSE
90FAMILIAR EPISTLE FROM A PARENT TO A CHILD
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