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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

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