Charles Dickens 
Mrs. Lirriper’s Lodgings 

In Charles Dickens’ short story, ‘Mrs. Lirriper’s Lodgings’, a recently widowed landlady is called upon to bring up an abandoned child. Mrs. Lirriper and her longtime lodger, the Major, entertain the child by relating stories of their colorful fellow lodgers. Before long, the landlady and the Major are involved in their own suspenseful tale. Originally published in the 1863 Christmas issue of ‘All The Year Round’, this story was a collaboration with other writers including Elizabeth Gaskell and Charles Collins (brother of Wilkie).

About the author

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English author and social reformer. He is widely considered the greatest Victorian novelist, having written such classics as Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and Oliver Twist. Aside from his novels, he also wrote short stories, nonfiction, poetry, plays, and countless letters.