Chapter LIX
SOME SHORT CHRISTMAS STORIES By Charles Dickens
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A Christmas Tree
1
What Christmas is as we Grow Older
23
The Poor Relation’s Story
31
The Child’s Story
47
The Schoolboy’s Story
55
Nobody’s Story
69
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH By Charles Dickens Illustrated By George Alfred Williams
CONTENTS Chirp the First 103 Chirp the Second 132 Chirp the Third 165
Mugby Junction By Charles Dickens CONTENTS
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Barbox Brothers.
By Charles Dickens
1
Barbox Brothers & Co.
By Charles Dickens
43
Main Line: The Boy at Mugby.
By Charles Dickens
72
No. 1 Branch Line: The Signalman.
By Charles Dickens
89
No. 2 Branch Line: The Engine Driver.
By Andrew Halliday
111
No. 3 Branch Line: The Compensation House.
By Charles Collins
125
No. 4 Branch Line: The Travelling Post-Office.
By Hesba Stretton
154
No. 5 Branch Line: The Engineer.
By Amelia B. Edwards
187
POEMS AND VERSES OF CHARLES DICKENS By Charles Dickens Collected and Edited, with Bibliographical Notes, by F. G. Kitton
CONTENTS PAGE The Village Coquettes (1836), 3 Round. Hail to the merry Autumn days, 7 Lucy’s Song. Love is not a feeling to pass away, 8 Squire Norton’s Song. That very wise head, old Æsop, said, 9 George Edmunds’ Song. Autumn leaves, autumn leaves, 10 Rose’s Song. Some folks who have grown old and sour, 11 Duet (Flam and Rose). ’Tis true I’m caressed by the witty, 12 Squire Norton’s Song. The child and the old man sat alone, 13 Duet (The Squire and Lucy). In rich and lofty station shine, 14 Sestet and Chorus. Turn him from the farm, 15 Quartet. Hear me, when I swear that the farm is your own, 17 [Pg x] Squire Norton’s Song. There’s a charm in Spring, 20 Young Benson’s Song. My fair home is no longer mine, 21 Duet (The Squire and Edmunds). Listen, though I do not fear you, 22 Lucy’s Song. How beautiful at even-tide, 23 Chorus. Join the dance, with step as light, 23 Quintet. No light bound of stag or timid hare, 24
The Lamplighter (1838), 29 Duet (Tom and Betsy). There comes a new moon twelve times a year, 31
The Pickwick Papers (1837), 35, 41, 47, 51 The Ivy Green. Oh, a dainty plant is the Ivy green, 36 A Christmas Carol. I care not for Spring, 42 Gabriel Grub’s Song. Brave lodgings for one, 48 Romance (Sam Weller’s Song). Bold Turpin vunce, on Hounslow Heath, 53
The Examiner (1841), 57 The Fine Old English Gentleman. I’ll sing you a new ballad, 59 The Quack Doctor’s Proclamation. An astonishing doctor has just come to town, 67 Subjects for Painters. To you, Sir Martin, 73
[Pg xi] The Patrician’s Daughter (1842), 79 Prologue. No tale of streaming plumes and harness bright, 81
The Keepsake (1844), 87 A Word in Season. They have a superstition in the East, 89
The Daily News (1846), 93 The British Lion. Oh, p’r’aps you may have heard, 95 The Hymn of the Wiltshire Labourers. Oh God, who by Thy Prophet’s hand, 101
Lines addressed to Mark Lemon (1849), 107 New Song. Lemon is a little hipped, 109
The Lighthouse (1855), 113 Prologue. A story of those rocks where doom’d ships come, 115 The Song of the Wreck. The wind blew high, the waters raved, 119
The Frozen Deep (1856), 125 Prologue. One savage footprint on the lonely shore, 127
The Wreck of the Golden Mary (1856), 131 A Child’s Hymn. Hear my prayer, O! Heavenly Father, 133
THE BATTLE OF LIFE A LOVE STORY ILLUSTRATIONS. Title. Artist. Engraver. Frontispiece D. Maclise, R.A. Thompson. Title D. Maclise, R.A. Thompson. Part the First R. Doyle. Dalziel. War C. Stanfield, R.A. Williams. Peace C. Stanfield, R.A. Williams. The Parting Breakfast J. Leech. Dalziel. Part the Second R. Doyle. Green. Snitchey and Craggs J. Leech. Dalziel. The Secret Interview D. Maclise, R.A. Williams. The Night of the Return J. Leech. Dalziel. Part the Third R. Doyle. Dalziel. The Nutmeg Grater C. Stanfield, R.A. Williams. The Sisters D. Maclise, R.A. Williams.
A CHILD’S DREAM OF A STAR By Charles Dickens With Illustrations By Hammatt Billings LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Engraved by W. J. Linton Page I. These Two used to wonder 5 II. One clear shining Star 6 III. The Sister drooped 7 IV. A little Grave 8 V. A great World of Light 9 VI. “Is my Brother come?” 10 VII. The Company of Angels 11 VIII. “Thy Mother is no more” 12 IX. A Man, whose Hair was turning Gray 13 X. “I see the Star!” 14 XI. It shines upon his Grave 15
OLIVER TWIST, Or, The Parish Boy’s Progress By Charles Dickens Illustrated by George Cruikshank
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I — TREATS OF THE PLACE WHERE OLIVER TWIST WAS BORN AND OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING HIS BIRTH
CHAPTER II — TREATS OF OLIVER TWIST’S GROWTH, EDUCATION, AND BOARD
CHAPTER III — RELATES HOW OLIVER TWIST WAS VERY NEAR GETTING A PLACE WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A SINECURE
CHAPTER IV — OLIVER, BEING OFFERED ANOTHER PLACE, MAKES HIS FIRST ENTRY INTO PUBLIC LIFE
CHAPTER V — OLIVER MINGLES WITH NEW ASSOCIATES. GOING TO A FUNERAL FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE FORMS AN UNFAVOURABLE NOTION OF HIS MASTER’S BUSINESS
CHAPTER VI — OLIVER, BEING GOADED BY THE TAUNTS OF NOAH, ROUSES INTO ACTION, AND RATHER ASTONISHES HIM
CHAPTER VII — OLIVER CONTINUES REFRACTORY
CHAPTER VIII — OLIVER WALKS TO LONDON. HE ENCOUNTERS ON THE ROAD A STRANGE SORT OF YOUNG GENTLEMAN
CHAPTER IX — CONTAINING FURTHER PARTICULARS CONCERNING THE PLEASANT OLD GENTLEMAN, AND HIS HOPEFUL PUPILS
CHAPTER X — OLIVER BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CHARACTERS OF HIS NEW ASSOCIATES; AND PURCHASES EXPERIENCE AT A HIGH PRICE. BEING A SHORT, BUT VERY IMPORTANT CHAPTER, IN THIS HISTORY
CHAPTER XI — TREATS OF MR. FANG THE POLICE MAGISTRATE; AND FURNISHES A SLIGHT SPECIMEN OF HIS MODE OF ADMINISTERING JUSTICE
CHAPTER XII — IN WHICH OLIVER IS TAKEN BETTER CARE OF THAN HE EVER WAS BEFORE. AND IN WHICH THE NARRATIVE REVERTS TO THE MERRY OLD GENTLEMAN AND HIS YOUTHFUL FRIENDS.
CHAPTER XIII — SOME NEW ACQUAINTANCES ARE INTRODUCED TO THE INTELLIGENT READER, CONNECTED WITH WHOM VARIOUS PLEASANT MATTERS ARE RELATED, APPERTAINING TO THIS HISTORY
CHAPTER XIV — COMPRISING FURTHER PARTICULARS OF OLIVER’S STAY AT MR. BROWNLOW’S, WITH THE REMARKABLE PREDICTION WHICH ONE MR. GRIMWIG UTTERED CONCERNING HIM, WHEN HE WENT OUT ON AN ERRAND
CHAPTER XV — SHOWING HOW VERY FOND OF OLIVER TWIST, THE MERRY OLD JEW AND MISS NANCY WERE
CHAPTER XVI — RELATES WHAT BECAME OF OLIVER TWIST, AFTER HE HAD BEEN CLAIMED BY NANCY
CHAPTER XVII — OLIVER’S DESTINY CONTINUING UNPROPITIOUS, BRINGS A GREAT MAN TO LONDON TO INJURE HIS REPUTATION
CHAPTER XVIII — HOW OLIVER PASSED HIS TIME IN THE IMPROVING SOCIETY OF HIS REPUTABLE FRIENDS
CHAPTER XIX — IN WHICH A NOTABLE PLAN IS DISCUSSED AND DETERMINED ON
CHAPTER XX — WHEREIN OLIVER IS DELIVERED OVER TO MR. WILLIAM SIKES
CHAPTER XXI — THE EXPEDITION
CHAPTER XXII — THE BURGLARY
CHAPTER XXIII — WHICH CONTAINS THE SUBSTANCE OF A PLEASANT CONVERSATION BETWEEN MR. BUMBLE AND A LADY; AND SHOWS THAT EVEN A BEADLE MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE ON SOME POINTS
CHAPTER XXIV — TREATS ON A VERY POOR SUBJECT. BUT IS A SHORT ONE, AND MAY BE FOUND OF IMPORTANCE IN THIS HISTORY
CHAPTER XXV — WHEREIN THIS HISTORY REVERTS TO MR. FAGIN AND COMPANY
CHAPTER XXVI — IN WHICH A MYSTERIOUS CHARACTER APPEARS UPON THE SCENE; AND MANY THINGS, INSEPARABLE FROM THIS HISTORY, ARE DONE AND PERFORMED
CHAPTER XXVII — ATONES FOR THE UNPOLITENESS OF A FORMER CHAPTER; WHICH DESERTED A LADY, MOST UNCEREMONIOUSLY
CHAPTER XXVIII — LOOKS AFTER OLIVER, AND PROCEEDS WITH HIS ADVENTURES
CHAPTER XXIX — HAS AN INTRODUCTORY ACCOUNT OF THE INMATES OF THE HOUSE, TO WHICH OLIVER RESORTED
CHAPTER XXX — RELATES WHAT OLIVER’S NEW VISITORS THOUGHT OF HIM
CHAPTER XXXI — INVOLVES A CRITICAL POSITION
CHAPTER XXXII — OF THE HAPPY LIFE OLIVER BEGAN TO LEAD WITH HIS KIND FRIENDS
CHAPTER XXXIII — WHEREIN THE HAPPINESS OF OLIVER AND HIS FRIENDS, EXPERIENCES A SUDDEN CHECK
CHAPTER XXXIV — CONTAINS SOME INTRODUCTORY PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO A YOUNG GENTLEMAN WHO NOW ARRIVES UPON THE SCENE; AND A NEW ADVENTURE WHICH HAPPENED TO OLIVER
CHAPTER XXXV — CONTAINING THE UNSATISFACTORY RESULT OF OLIVER’S ADVENTURE; AND A CONVERSATION OF SOME IMPORTANCE BETWEEN HARRY MAYLIE AND ROSE
CHAPTER XXXVI — IS A VERY SHORT ONE, AND MAY APPEAR OF NO GREAT IMPORTANCE IN ITS PLACE, BUT IT SHOULD BE READ NOTWITHSTANDING, AS A SEQUEL TO THE LAST, AND A KEY TO ONE THAT WILL FOLLOW WHEN ITS
CHAPTER XXXVII — IN WHICH THE READER MAY PERCEIVE A CONTRAST, NOT UNCOMMON IN MATRIMONIAL CASES
CHAPTER XXXVIII — CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT PASSED BETWEEN MR. AND MRS. BUMBLE, AND MR. MONKS, AT THEIR NOCTURNAL INTERVIEW
CHAPTER XXXIX — INTRODUCES SOME RESPECTABLE CHARACTERS WITH WHOM THE READER IS ALREADY ACQUAINTED, AND SHOWS HOW MONKS AND THE JEW LAID THEIR WORTHY HEADS TOGETHER
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