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Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens

“These papers were originally published as prefaces to the separate books of Dickens in one of the most extensive of those cheap libraries of the classics which are one of the real improvements of recent times. Thus they were harmless, being diluted by, or rather drowned in Dickens. My scrap of theory was a mere dry biscuit to be taken with the grand tawny port of great English comedy; and by most people it was not taken at all--like the biscuit.

Nevertheless the essays were not in intention so aimless as they appear in fact. I had a general notion of what needed saying about Dickens to the new generation, though probably I did not say it. I will make another attempt to do so in this prologue, and, possibly fail again." (Summary by G. K. Chesterton)

Year of Publication: 1911Genres: Essays & Short Works , Literary Criticism

Running Time: 8 hours 27 minutes 32 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Introduction Part 1 Ray Clare	10:39
2	Introduction Part 2 Ray Clare	14:18
3	Introduction Part 3 Ray Clare	11:45
4	Introduction Part 4 Ray Clare	9:33
5	Sketches by Boz Part 1 Ray Clare	11:36
6	Sketches by Boz Part 2 Ray Clare	12:51
7	Pickwick Papers Part 1 Ray Clare	11:56
8	Pickwick Papers Part 2 Ray Clare	13:09
9	Nicholas Nickleby Part 1 Ray Clare	11:57
10	Nicholas Nickleby Part 2 Ray Clare	11:40
11	Oliver Twist Ray Clare	21:48
12	The Old Curiosity Shop Part 1 Ray Clare	13:51
13	The Old Curiosity Shop Part 2 Ray Clare	14:59
14	Barnaby Rudge Ray Clare	20:40
15	American Notes Ray Clare	20:17
16	Pictures from Italy Ray Clare	5:46
17	Martin Chuzzlewit Ray Clare	23:55
18	Christmas Books Ray Clare	20:33
19	Dombey and Son Part 1 Ray Clare	14:58
20	Dombey and Son Part 2 Ray Clare	15:52
21	David Copperfield Ray Clare	20:35
22	Christmas Stories Ray Clare	14:46
23	Bleak House Ray Clare	21:48
24	Child's History of England Ray Clare	17:00
25	Hard Times Ray Clare	17:28
26	Little Dorrit Ray Clare	19:06
27	A Tale of Two Cities Ray Clare	17:05
28	Great Expectations Ray Clare	19:11
29	Our Mutual Friend Ray Clare	21:51
30	Edwin Drood Ray Clare	20:10
31	Master Humphrey's Clock Ray Clare	16:52
32	Reprinted Pieces Ray Clare	9:37