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
26PUBLIC DINNERS
2THE CURATE. THE OLD LADY. THE HALF-PAY CAPTAIN
27THE FIRST OF MAY
3THE FOUR SISTERS
28BROKERS’ AND MARINE-STORE SHOPS
4THE ELECTION FOR BEADLE
29GIN-SHOPS
5THE BROKER’S MAN
30THE PAWNBROKER’S SHOP
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6THE LADIES’ SOCIETIES
31CRIMINAL COURTS
7OUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOUR
32A VISIT TO NEWGATE
8THE STREETS MORNING
33THOUGHTS ABOUT PEOPLE
9THE STREETS NIGHT
34A CHRISTMAS DINNER
10SHOPS AND THEIR TENANTS
35THE NEW YEAR
11SCOTLAND-YARD
36MISS EVANS AND THE EAGLE
12SEVEN DIALS
37THE PARLOUR ORATOR
13MEDITATIONS IN MONMOUTH-STREET
38THE HOSPITAL PATIENT
14HACKNEY-COACH STANDS
39THE MISPLACED ATTACHMENT OF MR. JOHN DOUNCE
15DOCTORS’ COMMONS
40THE MISTAKEN MILLINER. A TALE OF AMBITION
16LONDON RECREATIONS
41THE DANCING ACADEMY
17THE RIVER
42SHABBY-GENTEEL PEOPLE
18ASTLEY’S
43MAKING A NIGHT OF IT
19GREENWICH FAIR
44THE PRISONERS’ VAN
20PRIVATE THEATRES
45THE BOARDING-HOUSE
21VAUXHALL-GARDENS BY DAY
46THE SECOND
22EARLY COACHES
47MR. MINNS AND HIS COUSIN
23OMNIBUSES
48SENTIMENT
24THE LAST CAB-DRIVER, AND THE FIRST OMNIBUS CAD
49THE TUGGSES AT RAMSGATE
25A PARLIAMENTARY SKETCH
50HORATIO SPARKINS
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