INDEX.
Reading edition
A.
"Administrative Reform" agitation, 129
All the Year Round, 114, 115
America, Dickens' first visit to United States in 1842, 71, 74-82, 94, 95
second visit in 1867-8, 152-153
"American Notes," 68, 79-81
B.
"Barnaby Rudge," 52, 69-70, 108
Barnard, Mr., his illustrations to Dickens' works, 143
"Battle of Life," 104
Bentley's Miscellany edited by Dickens, 49, 51
"Bleak House," 116-119
Boulogne, 119, 120
Bret Harte, Mr., on Little Nell, 64
Browne, or "Phiz," his illustrations to Dickens' works, 140-142
C.
Carlyle, his description of Dickens quoted, 35;
and of Dickens' reading, 124; his influence on Dickens, 126, 127; see also 98 and 139
Chapman and Hall, 40, 41, 42, 51, 61
Chatham, 13
Childhood, Dickens' feeling for its pathos, 12, 63
"Child's History of England," 115
"Chimes," 55, 96-99, 142
"Christmas Carol," 91-92, 125
"Christopher North," 72
Cowden Clarke, Mrs., quoted, 110
Cruikshank, his illustrations to "Sketches" and "Oliver Twist," 140-142
D.
Daily News, started with Dickens as editor, 99, 100, 103, 114
"David Copperfield"—in many respects autobiographical, 14-16, 21, 133;
analysis of, 63, 68, 111-113
Dick, Mr., 107, 108
Dickens, Charles, birth, 12;
childhood and boyhood, 12-26; school experiences, 25, 26; law experiences, 27, 28; experiences as reporter for the press, 28-30; first attempts at authorship, 31-33; marriage, 34; his personal appearance in early manhood, 35, 36; influence of his early training, 36-39; pecuniary position after publication of "Pickwick," 51, 52; habits of work and relaxation, 54-56; reception at Edinburgh, 71, 72; American experiences, 74-81; affection for his children, 82, 83; Italian experiences, 93-99; appointed editor of Daily News, 99, 100; efficiency in practical matters, 102, 103; his charm as a holiday companion, 110; first public readings in 1853, 121; character of his reading, 124, 125; purchase of Gad's Hill Place, 131, 132; separation from his wife, 132-138; general love in which he was held, 135, 136; tendency to caricature in his art, 142; essential refinement in his writing and in himself, 147, 148; his presence of mind, 149; his brave battle against failing strength, 149-155; with what thoughts he faced death, 158, 159; his death, 159; resting-place in Westminster Abbey, 159-161; love that clings to his memory, 161; future of his fame, 161, 162
Dickens, John, his character, 16, 17;
his imprisonment, 22, 23, 28; his death, 115
Dickens, Miss, biography of her father, quoted, 50, 83, 150
Dickens, Mrs. (Dickens' mother), 24, 25
Dickens, Mrs., 82;
separated from her husband, 132-138
Dolby, Mr., manager for the readings, 150, 151, 153
"Dombey and Son," 63, 103-107, 110
Dombey, Paul, 63, 65-66, 68, 105
E.
Edinburgh, Dickens' reception there, 71, 72
"Edwin Drood," 143, 155-157
F.
Fildes, Mr. L., A.R.A., illustrates "Edwin Drood," 143
Flite, Miss, 108, 109
Forster, John, 19, 38, 99, 116;
his opinion on the advisability of public readings, 121, 122
G.
Gad's Hill Place, 13;
purchase of, 131, 132
Genoa, 54, 55, 95-96, 98, 99
Grant, Mr. James, 42
"Great Expectations," 63, 143-145
H.
"Hard Times," 126-129
"Haunted Man," The, 110-111
Helps, Sir Arthur, on Dickens' powers of observation, 32;
on his essential refinement, 148
Hogarth, Mary, her death and character, 52-53
Horne, on description of Little Nell's death and burial, 64, 66-67
Household Words, 113-115, 134
Humour of Dickens, 32, 33, 45, 46, 142, 161
I.
Italy in 1844, 94-95
J.
Jeffrey, his opinion of Little Nell, 63, 71, 72
L.
Landor, his admiration for Little Nell, 64;
his likeness to Mr. Boythorn, 119
Lausanne, 103, 104
Leigh Hunt, 118
"Little Dorrit," 22, 129-131, 142-143
Little Nell, criticism on her character and story, 63-67, 71, 72, 73
London, Dickens' knowledge of, and walks in, 32, 54-56
M.
Macaulay, 80, 128, 160
Macready, the tragic actor, 73, 76, 82, 83
Marshalsea Prison, Dickens' father imprisoned there, 16, 20, 21-23;
made the chief scene of "Little Dorrit," 130
"Martin Chuzzlewit," 84, 85, 88-90
Master Humphrey's Clock, 61, 62, 90, 141
Micawber, Mr., 15, 16, 22
N.
Nickleby, Mrs., 25
"Nicholas Nickleby," 50, 59-61, 90
O.
"Old Curiosity Shop," 61, 62-69
"Oliver Twist," 49, 51, 57-59, 63, 141
"Our Mutual Friend," 86, 143, 145-147
P.
Paris, 109, 131
Pathos of Dickens, 32, 33, 67-69, 161
"Pickwick," 40-48, 49, 51, 90, 141
"Pictures from Italy," 99, 100-101
Pipchin, Mrs., 20, 23
Plots, Dickens', 85-88
Q.
Quarterly Review foretells Dickens' speedy downfall, 50, 51
R.
Readings, Dickens', 121-125, 139, 150-155
Ruskin, Mr., his opinion of "Hard Times," 128
S.
Sam Weller, 46, 47
Scott, Sir Walter, 43, 87, 162
Seymour, his connection with "Pickwick," 40-42, 141
"Sketches by Boz," 31-33, 52, 140, 141
Stanley, Dean, 159, 161
Stone, Mr. Marcus, R.A., illustrates "Our Mutual Friend," 143
T.
Taine, M., his criticism criticised, 107-109
"Tale of Two Cities," 139-140
Thackeray, 53, 135, 145;
as a reader, 124, 125
Tiny Tim, 68, 125
Toots, Mr., 107, 108, 109
W.
Washington Irving, 73, 148
Westminster Abbey, Dickens place of burial, 159-161
Y.
Yates, Edmund, Mr., quoted, 38