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Sketches by Boz / Charles Dickens ; edited by Paul Schlicke and David Hewitt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870, author.
- Series:
- Oxford edition of Charles Dickens.
- Oxford scholarly editions online.
- The Oxford edition of Charles Dickens
- Oxford scholarly editions online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- London (England)--Social life and customs--19th century.
- London (England).
- London (England)--Social life and customs--Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (896 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- A critical edition of the collection of 60 pieces which first appeared as contributions to magazines and newspapers in the mid 1830s presents afresh his sharp and often satirical observation of social situations and London characters.
- Contents:
- Sketches by Boz
- The Last Cab Driver, and the First Omnibus Cad
- Prefaces to Sketches by Boz
- 1. A Dinner at Poplar Walk
- 2. Mrs. Joseph Porter, `Over the Way'
- 3. Horatio Sparkins
- 4. The Bloomsbury Christening
- 5. The Boarding-house
- 6. Sentiment!
- 7. The Boarding-house-No. II
- 8. Omnibuses
- 9. The Steam Excursion
- 10. Shops, and Their Tenants
- 11. The Old Bailey
- 12. Shabby-genteel People
- 13. Brokers' and Marine Store Shops
- 14. Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins Tottle: Chapter the First
- 15. Hackney-coach Stands
- 16. Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins Tottle: Chapter the Second
- 17. Gin Shops
- 18. Early Coaches
- 19. The Parish
- 20. The House
- 21. London Recreations
- 22. Public Dinners
- 23. Bellamy's
- 24. Greenwich Fair
- 25. Thoughts about People
- 26. Astley's
- 27. Our Parish
- 28. The River
- 29. Our Parish
- 30. The Pawnbroker's Shop.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2021.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 5, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780191943096 (ebook) :
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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