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Introduction Pt. 1
35:05
Introduction Pt. 2
38:33
I. EDINBURGH, JUNE 25, 1841.
11:01
II. JANUARY, 1842.
2:37
III. FEBRUARY 1842.
13:32
IV. FEBRUARY 7, 1842.
10:38
V. NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 18, 1842.
12:14
VI. MANCHESTER, OCTOBER 5, 1843.
15:47
VII. LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY 26, 1844.
13:07
VIII. BIRMINGHAM, FEBRUARY 28, 1844.
16:40
IX. GARDENERS AND GARDENING. LONDON, JUNE 14, 1852.
8:10
X. BIRMINGHAM, JANUARY 6, 1853.
19:17
XI. LONDON, APRIL 30, 1853.
2:42
XII. LONDON, MAY 1, 1853.
2:41
XIII. BIRMINGHAM, DECEMBER 30, 1853.
7:04
XIV. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. LONDON, DECEMBER 30, 1854.
14:59
XV. ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM.
23:25
XVI. SHEFFIELD, DECEMBER 22, 1855.
2:24
XVII. LONDON, FEBRUARY 9, 1858.
17:14
XVIII. EDINBURGH, MARCH, 26, 1858.
2:27
XIX. LONDON, MARCH 29, 1858.
5:38
XX. LONDON, APRIL 29, 1858.
2:57
XXI. LONDON, MAY 1, 1858.
1:30
XXII. LONDON, JULY 21, 1858.
5:34
XXIII. MANCHESTER, DECEMBER 3, 1858.
21:04
XXIV. COVENTRY, DECEMBER 4, 1858.
4:46
XXV. LONDON, MARCH 29, 1862.
4:51
XXVI. LONDON, MAY 20, 1862.
8:47
XXVII. LONDON, MAY 11, 1864.
11:46
XXVIII. LONDON, MAY 9, 1865.
11:41
XXIX. NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND. LONDON, MAY 20, 1865.
16:29
XXX. KNEBWORTH, JULY 29, 1865.
4:22
XXXI. LONDON, FEBRUARY 14, 1866.
14:19
XXXII. LONDON, MARCH 28, 1866.
5:02
XXXIII. LONDON, MAY 7, 1866.
4:48
XXXIV. LONDON, JUNE 5, 1867.
12:53
XXXV. LONDON, SEPTEMBER 17, 1867.
3:18
XXXVI. LONDON, NOVEMBER 2, 1867.
8:25
XXXVII. BOSTON, APRIL 8, 1868.
3:01
XXXVIII. NEW YORK, APRIL 18, 1863.
11:21
XXXIX. NEW YORK, APRIL 20, 1868.
2:17
XL. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 10, 1869.
10:09
THE OXFORD AND HARVARD BOAT RACE. SYDENHAM, AUGUST 30, 1869.
10:26
XLII. BIRMINGHAM, SEPTEMBER 27, 1869.
28:29
XLIII. BIRMINGHAM, JANUARY 6, 1870.
7:32
XLIV. LONDON, APRIL 6, 1846.
9:10
XLV. LEEDS, DECEMBER 1,1847.
13:31
XLVI. GLASGOW, DECEMBER 28, 1847.
15:31
XLVII. LONDON, APRIL 14, 1851.
9:56
XLVIII. THE ROYAL LITERARY FUND. LONDON, MARCH 12, 1856.
8:41
XLIX. LONDON, NOVEMBER 5, 1857.
13:51
L. LONDON, MAY 8, 1858.
9:49
LI. THE FAREWELL READING. ST. JAMES’S HALL, MARCH 15, 1870.
5:03
LII. THE NEWSVENDORS’ INSTITUTION. LONDON, APRIL 5, 1870.
11:32
LIII. MACREADY. LONDON, MARCH 1, 1851.
8:59
LIV. SANITARY REFORM. LONDON, MAY 10, 1851.
7:08
LV. GARDENING. LONDON, JUNE 9, 1851.
4:48
LVI. THE ROYAL ACADEMY DINNER. LONDON, MAY 2, 1870.
6:09
CHARLES DICKENS AS A LETTER-WRITER, AND AS A POET. I. - AS A LETTER-WRITER.
15:38
CHARLES DICKENS AS A LETTER-WRITER, AND AS A POET. I. - AS A POET.
13:20
CHARLES DICKENS’S READINGS. THE FIRST PUBLIC READING. BY ONE WHO HEARD IT.
32:52

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An appeal for charitable support becomes an occasion for jokes, social observations and memories of the newspaper trade in this collection of Charles Dickens's public addresses. In the speech excerpts, he links the work of newsmen to changes in English society and explains the practical benefits of an annuity scheme. At a Newspaper Press Fund dinner in London in 1865, he compares a young institution with a child displayed proudly after a family meal.

Published in the packet's 1880 edition, the volume also includes an introduction tracing Dickens's early work as a reporter, magazine contributor and dramatist. Its title page announces additional chapters on his letters, poetry and public reading. Readers interested in literary history can follow the connections between his professional beginnings and his public voice. The speeches offer examples of how he moves from an amusing comparison to an argument about the uses of charitable money and public support.

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Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and journalist. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius.

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Author: Charles Dickens
Reading time: About 7 hours
Pages: 216
Language: English
Genre: British Classics
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Audio read by: Bryn Roberts

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Introduction Pt. 1

Introduction Pt. 2

I. EDINBURGH, JUNE 25, 1841.

II. JANUARY, 1842.

III. FEBRUARY 1842.

IV. FEBRUARY 7, 1842.

V. NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 18, 1842.

VI. MANCHESTER, OCTOBER 5, 1843.

VII. LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY 26, 1844.

VIII. BIRMINGHAM, FEBRUARY 28, 1844.

IX. GARDENERS AND GARDENING. LONDON, JUNE 14, 1852.

X. BIRMINGHAM, JANUARY 6, 1853.

XI. LONDON, APRIL 30, 1853.

XII. LONDON, MAY 1, 1853.

XIII. BIRMINGHAM, DECEMBER 30, 1853.

XIV. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. LONDON, DECEMBER 30, 1854.

XV. ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM.

XVI. SHEFFIELD, DECEMBER 22, 1855.

XVII. LONDON, FEBRUARY 9, 1858.

XVIII. EDINBURGH, MARCH, 26, 1858.

XIX. LONDON, MARCH 29, 1858.

XX. LONDON, APRIL 29, 1858.

XXI. LONDON, MAY 1, 1858.

XXII. LONDON, JULY 21, 1858.

XXIII. MANCHESTER, DECEMBER 3, 1858.

XXIV. COVENTRY, DECEMBER 4, 1858.

XXV. LONDON, MARCH 29, 1862.

XXVI. LONDON, MAY 20, 1862.

XXVII. LONDON, MAY 11, 1864.

XXVIII. LONDON, MAY 9, 1865.

XXIX. NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND. LONDON, MAY 20, 1865.

XXX. KNEBWORTH, JULY 29, 1865.

XXXI. LONDON, FEBRUARY 14, 1866.

XXXII. LONDON, MARCH 28, 1866.

XXXIII. LONDON, MAY 7, 1866.

XXXIV. LONDON, JUNE 5, 1867.

XXXV. LONDON, SEPTEMBER 17, 1867.

XXXVI. LONDON, NOVEMBER 2, 1867.

XXXVII. BOSTON, APRIL 8, 1868.

XXXVIII. NEW YORK, APRIL 18, 1863.

XXXIX. NEW YORK, APRIL 20, 1868.

XL. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 10, 1869.

THE OXFORD AND HARVARD BOAT RACE. SYDENHAM, AUGUST 30, 1869.

XLII. BIRMINGHAM, SEPTEMBER 27, 1869.

XLIII. BIRMINGHAM, JANUARY 6, 1870.

XLIV. LONDON, APRIL 6, 1846.

XLV. LEEDS, DECEMBER 1,1847.

XLVI. GLASGOW, DECEMBER 28, 1847.

XLVII. LONDON, APRIL 14, 1851.

XLVIII. THE ROYAL LITERARY FUND. LONDON, MARCH 12, 1856.

XLIX. LONDON, NOVEMBER 5, 1857.

L. LONDON, MAY 8, 1858.

LI. THE FAREWELL READING. ST. JAMES’S HALL, MARCH 15, 1870.

LII. THE NEWSVENDORS’ INSTITUTION. LONDON, APRIL 5, 1870.

LIII. MACREADY. LONDON, MARCH 1, 1851.

LIV. SANITARY REFORM. LONDON, MAY 10, 1851.

LV. GARDENING. LONDON, JUNE 9, 1851.

LVI. THE ROYAL ACADEMY DINNER. LONDON, MAY 2, 1870.

CHARLES DICKENS AS A LETTER-WRITER, AND AS A POET. I. - AS A LETTER-WRITER.

CHARLES DICKENS AS A LETTER-WRITER, AND AS A POET. I. - AS A POET.

CHARLES DICKENS’S READINGS. THE FIRST PUBLIC READING. BY ONE WHO HEARD IT.

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