The Old Curiosity Shop (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Dickens, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440079501 ISBN 13 : 9781440079504

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2017

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Excerpt from The Old Curiosity Shop

In April, 1840, I issued the first number of a new weekly publication, price threepence, called Master Humphrey's Clock. It was intended to consist, for the most part, of detached papers, but was to include one continuous story, to be resumed from time to time, with such indefinite intervals between each period of resumption as might best accord with the exigencies and capabilities of the proposed Miscellany.

The first chapter of this tale appeared in the fourth number of Master Humphrey's Clock, when I had already been made uneasy by the desultory character of that work, and when, I believe, my readers had thoroughly participated in the feeling. The commencement of a story was a great satisfaction to me, and I had reason to believe that my readers participated in this feeling too. Hence, being pledged to some interruptions and some pursuit of the original design, I set cheerfully about disentangling myself from those impediments as fast as I could; and, that done, from that time until its completion The Old Curiosity Shop was written and published from week to week in weekly parts.

When the story was finished, that it might be freed from the encumbrance of associations and interruptions with which it had no kind of concern, I caused the few sheets of Master Humphrey's Clock which had been printed in connection with it to be cancelled; and, like the unfinished tale of the windy night and the notary in The Sentimental Journey, they became the property of the trunk-maker and the butterman. I was especially unwilling, I confess, to enrich those respectable trades with the opening paper of the abandoned design, in which Master Humphrey described himself and his manner of life. Though I now affect to make the confession philosophically, as referring to a bygone emotion, I am conscious that my pen winces a little even while I write these words. But it was done, and wisely done, and Master Humphrey's Clock, as ori...

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PREF ACE.
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IN AP1'il, 1840, I issued tho fir'st number of a new weeldy pnblica.tioll~
pl'ice threepence, called MAS1'1:R HU~ll'HlIi!:Y'S CLOCK, It was intQndetl
·to consist, for tho most. part) of deta.che ono continuous stm'y, to be l'csmned, from time to timo, with snell
indefinito intervals between each period of l'ceumption as might best.
:tecord with the exigencies and cap.'l.hilitieB of the Pl'op06ed 1rIiscel~ny,
The first cbal)t.er of thiH tolo IlIJpeared in the fow·t.h number of
:3IAsTE~ HmlPHREY'S CLOCI!, when I hRd aheady been mRde uneasy
hy tho desultory charu.etel' of that work, and when, I believe, my
readers hfid thoroughly participat.od in the feeling, The oommencement
of 1l. story WIlE; Il. great sntisfltCtion to me, nnd I had reason to
believc that my readers participated in this fooling too. Honce, being
pledged to somo interrupt.ions nnd some ptll'Buit of the ol'iginal design,
T Bet cheerfully about d

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FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS; -~-; Fr~'Iltispiece; The becUlliful chillI ill ber gentle slumber, sUliJing through hel' light llnd; sunDY dre::Lws; , Go on ladies, go 011," $!lid Daniel , Mr'" Quilp, pray ask the ladic3 to; stop to supper"; MI' Swivdler hnd )Iids Sophy's haml for the first qunllrillc, and so gained; au nd',-antuge oer his rival; , Let Ul be beggar!;," lS(cl the child, passing an arm round his neck "I; rACE; 11; 1-),hovo; no ft:or bitt we ~hall have enough" IjO; In a plcooant field, the old Ill:ll and his little guide Ant down to reat !'Ii; "!I's Grinder's lot, IO't it?" cried Mr Short in a loud key III; "I remember • eight mnle and female dwarf3 setting tlown to dinncl'; e"ery day, wllo was

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1440079501
• ISBN 13: 9781440079504
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 698