Book 2 — INDEX.

A'Beckett, Gilbert, i. 134 Affidavit, a facetious, i. 101 Ainsworth, W. H., letters to, i. 43, 75, 92 Alison, Sir Archibald, i. 170 America, feeling for Dickens in the backwoods of, i. 40, 41; Dickens's first visit to, i. 53; his welcome in, i. 59; his opinion of, i. 60-64; freedom of opinion in, i. 61; Dickens's levées in, i. 66; change of temperature in, i. 66; hotel charges in, i. 67; midnight rambles in New York, i. 67; descriptions of Niagara, i. 69, 70; a maid's views on Niagara, i. 72; copyright in, i. 71, 73, 74; Dickens's tribute to Mrs. Trollope's book on, i. 81; press-ridden, i. 97; absence of quiet in, i. 98; criticisms of Dickens in, i. 151; and see Readings "American Notes," publication of, i. 54 "Animal Magnetism," tag to, written by Dickens, i. 238 Anne, Mrs. Dickens's maid, i. 72, 414 "Arabian Nights," a mistake in the, i. 88, 89 Astley's Theatre, description of a clown at, i. 116 Austin, Henry, i. 240; and see Letters Author, the highest reward of an, i. 41 Autobiography, a concise, of Dickens, i. 437 Autograph of Dickens in 1833, i. 2; Dickens leaves his in Shakespeare's room, i. 13; of Boz, i. 43; of Dickens as Bobadil, i. 195; facsimile of Dickens's handwriting in 1856, i. 421; Babbage, Charles, letters to, i. 86, 87, 186 Banks, G., i. 273; letter to, i. 296 "Barnaby Rudge" written and published, i. 36; Dickens's descriptions of the illustrations of: the raven, i. 38; the locksmith's house, i. 39; rioters in The Maypole, i. 45; scene in the ruins of the Warren, i. 46; abduction of Dolly Varden, i. 48; Lord George Gordon in the Tower, the duel, frontispiece, i. 50; Hugh taken to gaol, i. 51 "Battle of Life, The," dedication of, i. 147, 157; Dickens superintends rehearsals of the play of, i. 163, 165, 167; sale of, i. 166, 176; reception of the play of, i. 167 Beaucourt, M., i. 297, 357, 439 Bedstead, a German, i. 128 Begging letters, Dickens's answers to, i. 148-150 Bicknell, Henry, i. 215; letter to, i. 229 Biographers, Dickens on, i. 190; his opinion of John Forster as a biographer, i. 188-191 Birthday wishes, i. 51 "Black-eyed Susan," Dickens as T. P. Cooke in, i. 113; a new version of, i. 114 Blanchard, Laman, letter to, i. 99 "Bleak House," commenced, i. 241; publication of, i. 272; Dickens's opinion of, i. 279; circulation of, i. 289, 309, 317 Blessington, Lady, i. 171 Bobadil, Captain, Dickens plays, i. 134; Dickens's remarks on, i. 144; a letter after, i. 195 Book-backs, Dickens's imitation, i. 265, 266 Book Clubs, established, i. 94; Dickens on, i. 104 Boulogne, Dickens at, i. 271, 297, 304-312, 341, 414, 439-448; a Shakespearian performance at, i. 308; en fête, i. 315; illuminations at, on the occasion of the Prince Consort's visit, i. 362; fire at, i. 364; condition of, during the Crimean war, i. 365; letters descriptive of, i. 305, 306, 309, 312, 357, 358, 360, 372 Boxall, Sir William, i. 233, 237 Boyle, Miss Mary, i. 211, 214, 227, 414; and see Letters Breach of Promise, a new sort of, i. 179 Breakfast, a Yorkshire, i. 9 Broadstairs, Dickens at, i. 4, 6, 17, 28, 36, 53, 134, 170, 185, 213, 240; description of lodgings at, i. 33; amusements of, i. 180, 182; size of Fort House at, i. 254 Browne, H. K., i. 6, 13 Buckstone, J. B., i. 360 Burnett, Mrs., i. 185 Cabin, a, on board ship, i. 56 Capital punishment, Dickens's views on, i. 209 Carlisle, the Earl of, letters to, i. 253, 281; Castlereagh, Lord, i. 245 Cat-hunting, i. 449 Cattermole, George, i. 42, 143; and see Letters Chancery, Dickens on the Court of, i. 450 Chapman and Hall, Messrs., i. 3; letter to, i. 55 "Chimes, The," written, i. 95; an attack on cant, i. 118, 129; Dickens's opinion of, i. 129, 133; Dickens gives a private reading of, i. 133 "Christmas Carol, The," publication of, i. 85; criticisms on, i. 99 Christmas greetings, i. 167 Cockspur Street Society, the, i. 85-87 Cold, effects of a, i. 92, 93; remedy for a, i. 168 Colden, David, i. 64 Collins, Wilkie, i. 241, 272, 297, 332, 359, 376, 385, 388, 413, 414, 447; and see Letters Comedy, Mr. Webster's offer for a prize, Dickens an imaginary competitor, i. 86, 90 Conjuring feats, i. 96; Cooke, T. P., i. 113; Copyright, i. 13; Dickens's struggles to secure English, in America, i. 71, 73, 74 Costello, Dudley, i. 241; letters to, i. 104, 205 Cottage, a cheap, i. 18 Coutts, Miss, i. 410 Covent Garden Theatre, Macready retires from management of, i. 18; ruins of, i. 430; "Cricket on the Hearth, The," i. 135, 145 Croker, J. Crofton, i. 272; letter to, i. 275 Cruikshank, George, i. 170 Cunningham, Peter, i. 186, 407; letters to, i. 195, 270, 312, 356 Daily News, The, started, i. 135 "David Copperfield," dedication of, i. 147; purpose of Little Emily in, i. 211; success of, i. 211; reading of, i. 377, 382; Dickens's favourite work, i. 382; and see i. 204, 221, 227, 279 Deane, F. H., letter to, i. 68 Delane, John, i. 298; letter to, i. 314 Devonshire, the Duke of, letters to, i. 437, 443, 457 Devrient, Emil, i. 277 Dickens, Charles, at Furnival's Inn, i. 1; his marriage, i. 1; employed as a parliamentary reporter, i. 1; spends his honeymoon at Chalk, Kent, i. 1; employed on The Morning Chronicle, i. 2; removes to Doughty Street, i. 4; writes for the stage, i. 4, 5, 7, 16, 17; his visit to the Yorkshire schools, i. 6; at Twickenham Park, i. 6; his visits to Broadstairs, see Broadstairs; his visit to Stratford-on-Avon and Kenilworth, i. 6, 12; in Shakespeare's room, i. 13; elected at the Athenæum Club, i. 12; removes to Devonshire Terrace, i. 17; portraits of, see Portraits; visits to Scotland, i. 36; personal feeling of for his characters, i. 36, 37, 42; declines to enter Parliament, i. 37, 44; public dinners to, i. 36, 53, 273; an enemy of cant, i. 88, 118, 129; visits of to America, see America; expedition of to Cornwall, i. 54; his travels in Italy, see Italy; political opinions of, i. 62, 63, 88, 104; fancy signatures to letters of, i. 91, 146, 152, 181, 206, 237, 425; takes the chair at the opening of the Liverpool Mechanics' Institute, i. 94, and see i. 100-102; his theatrical performances, see Theatrical Performances; effects of work on, i. 121; The Daily News, started by, i. 135; his visits to Lausanne and Switzerland, i. 147, 297, and see Switzerland; his visits to Paris, see Paris; as a stage, manager, i. 163, 167, 231, 232, 237; at Chester Place, Regent's Park, i. 169; takes the chair at the opening of the Leeds Mechanics' Institute, and of the Glasgow Athenæum, i. 170; at Brighton, i. 185, 213; at Bonchurch, i, 204; purchases Tavistock House, i. 240, and see Tavistock House; as an editor, i. 246, 259, 269, 270, 285; his readings, see Readings; illnesses of, i. 14, 297; his visits to Boulogne, see Boulogne; presentation of plate to, at Birmingham, i. 348; purchases Gad's Hill, i. 377, 414, and see Gad's Hill; delivers a speech on Administrative Reform, i. 377; at Folkestone, i. 377, 378; restlessness of, when at work, i. 402, 425; and see Letters of Dickens, Mrs. Charles, marriage of, i. 1; visit of, to America, i. 53; at Rome, i. 135; accident to, i. 215; at Malvern, i. 239; present to, at Birmingham, i. 298; and see Letters Dickens, Charles, jun., birth of, i. 4; nickname of, i. 76; at Eton, i. 212, 240, 243, 255, 258; at Leipsic, i. 297, 310, 319; at Barings', i. 455; Dickens, Kate, nickname of, i. 76; letters to, i. 178; Dickens, Mamie, nickname of, i. 76; illnesses of, i. 363, 436; Dickens, Walter, nickname of, i. 76; and see i. 268, 314, 378, 443 Dickens, Frank, nickname of, i. 126; Dickens, Sydney, birth of, i. 169; nickname of, i. 170; death of, i. 171; story of, i. 223; and see i. 363; Dickens, Edward, nicknames of, i. 322, 338; and see i. 353, 359, 365, 403, 420, 426, 439; Dickens, Dora, birth of, i. 213; death of, i. 240 Dickens, Alfred, sen., i. 184, 410; Dickens, Fanny, see Mrs. Burnett Dickens, Frederick, i. 9 Dickens, John, i. 240, 437; Dickson, David, letter to, i. 89 Diezman, S. A., letter to, i. 32 Dinner, a search for a, i. 326; ladies at public dinners, i. 103 Dogs, Dickens's, i. 67, 109, 110; a plague of, i. 292; stories of, i. 109, 352, 354, 455 "Dombey and Son," i. 147; success of, i. 156, 176; sale of, i. 162 D'Orsay, Comte, i. 171, 244 Driver, Dickens's estimate of himself as a, i. 2 Drury Lane Theatre, the saloon at, i. 37; suggestions for the saloon at, i. 52, 53 Education, Dickens an advocate of, for the people, i. 104 Eeles, Mr., letters to, i. 265, 269 Egg, Augustus, i. 170, 172, 226, 297, 320, 332 Elliotson, Dr., i. 37, 149, Elton, Mr., i. 85, 92 Ely, Miss, letter to, i. 153 Emery, Mr., i. 429 England, state of, in 1855, i. 391; politically, i. 406 Epitaph, Dickens's, on a little child, i. 68 Executions, Dickens on public, i. 209, 212 Exhibition, an infant school at the, i. 257 Fairy Tales, Dickens on, i. 307 Fielding, Henry, i. 394 Forgues, M., i. 415, 421 Forster, John, i. 7, 10, 134, 143, 225, 240, 268, 428; and see Letters Franklin, Sir John, i. 373 French portraits of the English, i. 175 Friday, Dickens's lucky day, i. 414, 429 Frith, W. P., letters to, i. 79 Funerals, Dickens on state, i. 290 Gad's Hill, purchase of, i. 377, 378, 414; letters concerning, i. 384, 410, 429 Gaskell, Mrs., i. 214; and see Letters Germany, esteem felt for Dickens in, i. 32 Gibson, M., i. 315 Goldsmith, Oliver, Dickens on Forster's Life of, i. 188; on the works of, i. 380 Grief, the perversity of, exemplified, i. 18 Grimaldi, Life of, edited by Dickens, i. 4 Guild of Literature and Art, i. 239; theatrical performances in aid of the, i. 239, 241, 248, 252, 268, 271; Haldimand, Mr., i. 147, 169, 212, 380; letters to, i. 157, 254 Halleck, Fitz-Greene, i. 59 "Hard Times," i. 341; satire of, explained, i. 349; letters concerning, i. 355, 371 Harley, J. P., letters to, i. 5, 23 Harness, Rev. W., letters to, i. 37, 76, 361 "Haunted Man, The," i. 170, 185, 241; subjects for illustrations in, described, i. 200, 201; dramatisation of, i. 203 Hewett, Captain, i. 57 "History of England, The Child's," i. 297 Hogarth, Mary, i. 4, 9 Hogarth, Georgina, i. 425; and see Letters Holland, Lady, i. 11 Home, longings for, i. 64, 70 Hood, Tom, i. 287; letter to, i. 80 Horne, Mrs., letter to, i. 456 Horne, R. H., letter to, i. 93 Hospital, a dinner at a, i. 88 Houghton, Lord, letter to, i. 41 "Household Words," i. 148; scheme of, i. 216; suggested titles for, i. 219; success of, i. 221; Christmas numbers of, i. 241, 288; "The Golden Mary," i. 414; letters concerning, i. 219, 221, 250, 285, 286, 291-293, 295, 299, 301, 334, 335, 353, 423, 452 Hughes, Master Hastings, letter to, i. 14 Hullah, John, i. 5 Illustrated London News, offers to Dickens from, i. 150 Illustrations of Dickens's works, his descriptions for, i. 38-40, 45, 46, 50, 51, 200-203 Italy, Dickens's first visit to, i. 94; the sky of, i. 106; the colouring of, i. 106; a sunset in, i. 106; twilight in, i. 107; frescoes in, i. 107; churches in, i. 108; fruit in, i. 109; climate of, i. 111; a coastguard in, i. 116; Dickens at Albaro, i. 105-117; at Genoa, i. 120-122, 134, 321; at Venice and Verona, i. 119-121, 337; at Naples, i. 134-141, 322; an ascent of Vesuvius, i. 137-141; at Rome, i. 134, 135, 325-333; and see i. 297, 346 Jeffrey, Lord, i. 184, 218 Jerrold, Douglas, i. 134, 225, 268, 390; and see Letters Joll, Miss, letter to, i. 209 Keeley, Robert, i. 165; letter to, i. 105 Kelly, Miss, i. 302, 303 Kent, W. Charles, i. 186; and see Letters Kinkel, Dr., i. 230 Knight, Charles, i. 94; and see Letters Knowles, Sheridan, i. 214; letter to, i. 215 Lamartine, i. 187 Landor, Walter Savage, i. 268, 337; and see Letters Landseer, Edwin, letter to, i. 103 Landseer, Tom, i. 27 Lansdowne, Lord, i. 275 Layard, A. H., i. 377; letters to, i. 390, 391 Lectures, Dickens on public, i. 97 Leech, John, i. 134, 186, 225, 226, 239 Le Gros, Mr., i. 140, 332 Lemaître, M., i. 386 Lemon, Mark, i. 134, 186, 225, 226, 376, 390; and see Letters Lemon, Mrs., i. 419 Letters of Charles Dickens to: Ainsworth, W. H., i. 43, 75, 92 Anonymous, i. 277; Austin, Henry, i. 2, 69-73, 76, 262-264, 266, 361; Babbage, Charles, i. 86, 87, 186 Banks, G., i. 296 Bicknell, H., i. 229 Blanchard, Laman, i. 99 Boyle, Miss, i. 224, 225, 227, 245, 265, 279, 345, 381, 423; Carlisle, the Earl of, i. 253, 281; Cattermole, George, i. 22, 28-30, 31, 33-36, 38, 39, 42, 43, 45-48, 50, 51, 81, 143 Cerjat, M. de, i. 161, 210, 346, 378; Chapman and Hall, i. 55 Collins, Wilkie, i. 294, 358, 362, 397, 400, 403, 419, 437, 448; Costello, Dudley, i. 104, 205 Croker, J. Crofton, i. 275 Cunningham, Peter, i. 195, 270, 312, 356 Deane, F. H., i. 68 Delane, John, i. 314 Devonshire, the Duke of, i. 437, 443, 457 Dickens, Mrs. Charles, i. 12, 100, 123, 127, 130, 132, 165, 166, 206, 223, 244, 249, 267, 330, 406, 433 Dickens, Miss Kate, i. 178; Dickens, Miss, i. 176, 178, 182, 199, 205, 453; Dickson, David, i. 89 Diezman, S. A., i. 32 Eeles, Mr., i. 265, 269 Ely, Miss, i. 153 Forster, John, i. 167, 188, 393; Frith, W. P., i. 79; Gaskell, Mrs., i. 216, 269, 270, 292, 293, 301, 355, 360, 381 Haldimand, Mr., i. 157 Halleck, Fitz-Greene, i. 59 Harley, J. P., i. 5, 23 Harness, Rev. W., i. 37, 76, 361 Hogarth, Catherine, i. 3 Hogarth, Miss, i. 135, 177, 183, 319, 320, 322, 325, 337, 359, 385, 426, 428, 429, 435; Hood, Tom, i. 80 Horne, Mrs., i. 456 Horne, R. H., i. 93 Hughes, Master, i. 14 Jerrold, Douglas, i. 87, 90, 118, 154, 427 Joll, Miss, i. 209 Keeley, Robert, i. 105 Kent, W. Charles, i. 188, 461; Knight, Charles, i. 104, 152, 218, 259, 277, 280, 349, 351; Knowles, Sheridan, i. 215 Landor, Walter Savage, i. 157, 230, 313, 343, 441 Landseer, Edwin, i. 103 Layard, A. H., i. 390, 391 Lemon, Mark, i. 192, 203, 207, 243, 281, 394, 396, 416, 439, 440 Longman, Thomas, i. 73; Longman, William, i. 24 Lovejoy, G., i. 44 Maclise, Daniel, i. 33, 105 Macready, W. C., i. 5, 16, 17, 18, 24, 26, 27, 49, 52, 60, 77, 79, 95, 117, 129, 141, 144, 146, 154, 183, 187, 194, 195, 198, 247, 252, 273, 283, 300, 307, 368, 399, 404, 430, 431, 446, 451, 459; Milnes, R. Monckton, i. 41 Mitton, Thomas, i. 10, 19, 56, 58, 65, 121, 136, 458; Morpeth, Viscount, i. 92, 146, Pardoe, Miss, i. 73 Poole, John, i. 236 Power, Miss, i. 179, 181, 460; Procter, Adelaide, i. 374 Procter, B. W., i. 354 Regnier, Monsieur, i. 302, 303, 383, 411; Roberts, David, i. 215, 246, 248, 389 Russell, Lord John, i. 277, 316; Ryland, Arthur, i. 349, 382, 388; Sandys, William, i. 178 Saunders, John, i. 366 Smith, H. P., i. 74, 179, 181 Stanfield, Clarkson, i. 92, 102, 113, 144, 151, 205, 299, 373, 394, 395, 398; Stone, Marcus, i. 340; Stone, Frank, i. 199-201, 206, 259, 261, 295, 305, 355, 365, 396, 397; "Sun, The," the editor of, i. 187 Tagart, Edward, i. 111, 173 Talfourd, Miss Mary, i. 51 Talfourd, Serjeant, i. 10 Tennent, Sir James Emerson, i. 329; Tomlin, John, i. 40 Trollope, Mrs., i. 81, 397 Viardot, Madame, i. 412 Watkins, John, i. 287; Watson, Hon. Mrs., i. 171, 196, 209, 226, 228, 231, 234, 237, 242, 254, 276, 282, 289, 309, 317, 343, 370, 402, 412, 453; Watson, Hon. R., i. 159 White, Rev. James, i. 149, 193, 208, 217, 220, 288, 291, 292, 350; Wills, W. H., i. 148-150, 219, 221, 222, 244, 250, 285, 286, 292, 295, 299, 303, 304, 307, 315, 333, 334, 352, 357, 384, 387, 401, 407, 408, 410, 415, 433, 450, 452; Wilson, Effingham, i. 199 Lewes, G. H., i. 170 "Lighthouse, The," the play of, i. 337; Dickens's prologue to, i. 461; Dickens's "Song of the Wreck" in, i. 461; Lion, a chained, i. 144 "Little Dorrit," i. 378, 413, 415; proposed name of, i. 402; sale of, i. 426; letters concerning, i. 402, 403, 406, 426 London, the Mayor of, from a French point of view, i. 175; in September, i. 318; Dickens's opinion of the Corporation of, i. 389; facetious advice to country visitors to, i. 252 Longman, Thomas, letters to, i. 73; Longman, William, letter to, i. 24 Lovejoy, G., i. 44 Lyndhurst, Lord, i. 147; Lynn, Miss, i. 378 Lyttelton, Hon. Spencer, i. 239, 245 Lytton, the first Lord, i. 214, 239; Maclise, Daniel, i. 18, 23, 80, 177, 370; letters to, i. 33, 105 Macready, W. C., i. 94, 133, 239, 413; and see Letters Macready, Benvenuta, i. 431; Macready, Kate, i. 415; Macready, Nina, i. 195 Martineau, i. 61, 229 "Martin Chuzzlewit," i. 53; dramatised, i. 95, 105; "Master Humphrey's Clock," i. 28; the plan of, described, i. 29; letters concerning illustrations for, i. 29-31, 33-36, 38-40, 45-47, 50-51 "Mémoires du Diable, Les," i. 444 Missionaries, Dickens on, i. 227 Mitton, Thomas, see Letters Monuments, Dickens on, i. 287, 356 Moore, Tom, i. 163 Morley, Mr., i. 399 Morpeth, Viscount, letters to, i. 92, 146; and see Carlisle, The Earl of Mulgrave, Earl of, i. 57 Narrative, i. 1, 4, 6, 17, 28, 36, 53, 57, 85, 94, 134, 147, 169, 185, 204, 213, 239, 271, 296, 341, 376, 413 Nathan, Messrs. H. and L., i. 232, 233, 235 "Nicholas Nickleby," publication of, i. 6; rewards and punishments of characters in, i. 14; Dickens at work on, i. 16; dedication of, i, 26; the Kenwigs in, i, 25; Nicknames, Dickens's, of George Cattermole, i. 42, 143; of his children, i. 76, 126, 170, 322, 338, 453; nautical, i. 152; of himself, i. 198, 206, 307, 362; of Frank Stone, i. 214, 305 Noviomagians, the, i. 272 "Old Curiosity Shop, The," Dickens engaged on, i. 28; scenes in, described by Dickens for illustration, i. 21, 33-37, 42; Dickens heartbroken over the story, i. 36, 37, 42 "Oliver Twist," publication of, i. 4; Organs, street, i. 104 Overs, i. 37, 49 Pardoe, Miss, letter to, i. 73 Paris, Dickens at, i. 130, 131, 147, 157-161, 169, 174, 239, 376, 378, 385-387, 413, 406-425, 430, 431; house-hunting in, i. 158; description of Dickens's house in, i. 159; state of, in 1846, i. 160, 161; feeling of people of, for Dickens, i. 411; Parrots, human, i. 87, 121 "Patrician's Daughter, The," prologue to, written by Dickens, i. 55, 77 Paxton, Sir Joseph, i. 446 Phelps, J., i. 366 "Pickwick," origin and publication of, i. 1, 3; first mention of Jingle, i. 3; conclusion of, celebrated, i. 5; the design of the Shepherd in, explained, i. 85, 89 Picnic, a, of the elements, i, 116; with Eton boys, i. 255, 258 Plessy, Madame, i. 412 Poole, John, i. 298, 317; letter to, i. 236 "Poor Travellers, The," i. 378; sale of, i. 379 Portraits of Dickens, by Maclise, i. 18, 23; by Ary Scheffer, i. 414, 434 Postman, an Albaro, i. 112, 117 Power, Miss, i. 442; and see Letters Power, Nelly, i. 443 Press, the, freedom of, i. 49; in America, i. 97; taxation of the, i. 274 Procter, Adelaide, i. 341; letter to, i. 374 Procter, B. W., i. 341; and see Letters Publishing system, how to improve the, i. 86 Purse, the power of the, i. 88 Queen, the, Dickens's theatrical performance before, i. 239; Rae, Dr., i. 373 Readings, Dickens's public, for charities, i. 297, 341, 377 Reform, Dickens speaks on Administrative, i. 377, 399; association for, i. 399; Refreshment rooms, i. 424 Regnier, M., i. 298; and see Letters Richardson, Samuel, Dickens's opinion of, i. 175 "Rivals, The," a scene from, rewritten, i. 345 Roberts, David, i. 214; letters to, i. 215, 246, 248, 389 "Robinson Crusoe," Dickens on, i. 443 Robson, F., i. 451 Roche, Dickens's courier, i. 95, 122-126, 139 Russell, Lord John, i. 272; and see Letters Sanatorium for art-students, i. 102 Sand, Georges, i. 420 Sandys, William, letter to, i. 178 Saunders, John, i. 341; letter to, i. 366 Savage, i. 271 Scheffer, Ary, i. 414, 434 Schoolmistress, a Yorkshire, i. 8 Scott, Sir Walter, i. 22, 254 Scribe, Eugène, i. 430, 432 Seaside, the, in wet weather, i. 90 Sea voyage, a, i. 322 Shakespeare, Dickens in room of, i. 13; Dickens's criticisms of Charles Knight's biography of, i. 152; and see i. 178 Shower-bath, a perpetual, i. 207 "Sketches," publication of the, i. 1 Smith, H. P., letters to, i. 74, 179, 181 Smith, Sydney, i. 24 Smollett, Dickens on the works of, i. 356 Snevellicci, Miss, in real life, i. 13 Snore, a mighty, i. 158 Songs by Dickens: on Mark Lemon, i. 207; of "The Wreck" in "The Lighthouse," i. 461 Spencer, Lord, i. 242 Spider, a fearful, i. 180 Spiritualism, Dickens on, i. 350, 397 Stage suggestions, i. 79; a stage mob, i. 174; a piece of stage business, i. 156 Stanfield, Clarkson, i. 370, 377, 429, 435, 454; and see Letters Steele, Sir Richard, Dickens on Forster's essay on, i. 393 Stone, Arthur, i. 436 Stone, Frank, i. 134, 143, 225, 240; and see Letters Stone, Marcus, i. 299; letters to, i. 340 "Strange Gentleman, The," farce written by Dickens and produced, i. 4; price of, i. 5; sent to Macready, i. 16 Strikes, Dickens on, i. 416 Sun, The, letter to editor of, i. 187 Switzerland, the Simplon Pass in, i. 127; pleasant recollections of, i. 197, 218; Dickens at Lausanne in, i. 147; a revolution in, i. 155, 175; friends in, i. 157; Dickens's love for, i. 158; letters concerning Lausanne in, i. 147, 154, 160, 172, 179 Sympathy, letters of, i. 193, 265, 282, 283, 394 Tagart, Edward, letters to, i. 111, 173 Talfourd, Miss Mary, letter to, i. 51 Talfourd, Mr. Justice, i. 7; letter to, i. 10 Taüchnitz, Baron, i. 188, 195 Tavistock House, purchase of, i. 240; letters concerning, i. 259, 261-266 Taxation, Dickens on, i. 218; of newspapers, i. 273 Telegraph, the dramatic side of the, i. 417 Tennent, Sir James Emerson, i. 298; letters to, i. 329; Tenniel, John, i. 241 Theatre, Dickens at the, i. 13; Phiz's laughter at the, i. 13; the saloon at Drury Lane, i. 37, 52; scents of a, i. 96; story of a, i. 144; proposal for a national, i. 199; Theatrical performances of Charles Dickens: at Montreal, i. 72; at Miss Kelly's Theatre, i. 134; "Fortunio" at Tavistock House, i. 376, 381; "The Lighthouse," i. 377, 394-397; "The Frozen Deep," i. 414; before the Queen, i. 239; and see i. 170, 185, 239, 241, 271, 376, 377, 414; letters concerning the, i. 141, 143, 144, 146, 181, 192, 196, 224-228, 231, 232, 234, 244, 268, 398, 433, 453, 454, 457, 459, 460 Tomlin, John, letter to, i. 40 Topham, F. W., i. 241, 269 Trollope, Mrs., letters to, i. 80, 397 "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Dickens on, i. 289 Viardot, Madame, letter to, i. 412 "Village Coquettes, The," operetta written by Dickens, i. 5; and see i. 93 Waistcoat, a wonderful, i. 102; the loan by Dickens of Macready's, i. 146 War, Dickens on the Russian, i. 379 Ward, E. M., i. 341 Watkins, John, i. 415; letters to, i. 287 Watson, Hon. R., i. 147, 280; letter to, i. 159 Watson, Hon. Mrs., i. 147; and see Letters Welcome home, a, i. 117 Whewell, Dr., i. 372 White, Rev. James, i. 149, 413; and see Letters Wigan, Alfred, i. 429 Wills, W. H., i. 148, 241, 375; and see Letters Wilson, Effingham, letter to, i. 199 Yates, Edmund, i. 414, 426; and see Letters