Charles Dickens 
Reprinted Pieces 

A collection of pieces from Dickens wrote for his journal Household Words. Contents: The long voyage — The begging-letter writer — A child's dream of a star — Our English watering-place — Our French watering-place — Bill-sticking — Births: Mrs. Meek, of a son — Lying awake — The ghost of art — Out of town — Out of the season — A poor man's tale of a patent — The noble savage — A flight — The detective police — Three detective anecdotes: The pair of gloves. The artful touch. The sofa — On duty with Inspector Field — Down with the tide — A walk in a workhouse — Prince Bull: a fairy tale — A plated article — Our honourable friend — Our school — Our vestry — Our bore — A monument of French folly