Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People
Charles Dickens
59 chapters · 21 h 58 min · English
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Sketches by Boz is a collection of short pieces published by Charles Dickens in 1836 accompanied by illustrations by George Cruikshank. It consists of 56 passages divided into four sections: "Our Parish", "Scenes", "Characters", and "Tales". Of these, only the last contains fiction. (Summary by Wikipedia)
Chapters
1 Our Parish 1: The Beadle, the Parish Engine, the Schoolmaster 15 min 2 Our Parish 2: The Curate, the Old Lady, the Half-Pay Captain 17 min 3 Our Parish 3: The Four Sisters 13 min 4 Our Parish 4: The Election for Beadle 29 min 5 Our Parish 5: The Broker's Man 23 min 6 Our Parish 6: The Ladies' Societies 16 min 7 Our Parish 7: Our Next-Door Neighbor 17 min 8 Scenes 1: The Streets, Morning 14 min 9 Scenes 2: The Streets, Night 14 min 10 Scenes 3: Shops and Their Tenants 18 min 11 Scenes 4: Scotland-Yard 19 min 12 Scenes 5: Seven Dials 12 min 13 Scenes 6: Meditations in Monmouth-Street 18 min 14 Scenes 7: Hackney-Coach Stands 11 min 15 Scenes 8: Doctors' Commons 15 min 16 Scenes 9: London Recreations 14 min 17 Scenes 10: The River 17 min 18 Scenes 11: Astley's 18 min 19 Scenes 12: Greenwich Fair 21 min 20 Scenes 13: Private Theatres 16 min 21 Scenes 14: Vauxhall-Gardens, by Day 13 min 22 Scenes 15: Early Coaches 12 min 23 Scenes 16: Omnibuses 10 min 24 Scenes 17: The Last Driver & the First Omnibus Cad 25 min 25 Scenes 18: A Parliamentary Sketch 28 min 26 Scenes 19: Public Dinners 15 min 27 Scenes 20: The First of May 24 min 28 Scenes 21: Brokers' and Marine Store Shops 14 min 29 Scenes 22: Gin Shops 16 min 30 Scenes 23: Pawnbrokers' Shops 22 min 31 Scenes 24: Criminal Courts 12 min 32 Scenes 25: A Visit to Newgate 35 min 33 Characters 1: Thoughts about People 13 min 34 Characters 2: A Christmas Dinner 15 min 35 Characters 3: The New Year 16 min 36 Characters 4: Miss Evans and the Eagle 13 min 37 Characters 5: The Parlour Orator 15 min 38 Characters 6: The Hospital Patient 11 min 39 Characters 7: The Misplaced Attachment 16 min 40 Characters 8: The Mistaken Milliner 20 min 41 Characters 9: The Dancing Academy 15 min 42 Characters 10: Shabby-Genteel People 11 min 43 Characters 11: Making a Night of It 22 min 44 Characters 12: The Prisoners' Van 8 min 45 Tales 1: The Boarding House, Part 1 38 min 46 Tales 1: The Boarding House, Part 2 49 min 47 Tales 2: Mr. Minns and His Cousin 28 min 48 Tales 3: Sentiment 28 min 49 Tales 4: The Tuggses at Ramsgate 1 h 50 Tales 5: Horatio Sparkins 48 min 51 Tales 6: The Black Veil 28 min 52 Tales 7: The Steam Excursion 1 h 4 min 53 Tales 8: The Great Winglebury Duel 51 min 54 Tales 9: Mrs. Joseph Porter 29 min 55 Tales 10: Mrs. Watkins Tottle, Part 1 32 min 56 Tales 10: Mrs. Watkins Tottle, Part 2a 41 min 57 Tales 10: Mrs. Watkins Tottle, Part 2b 15 min 58 Tales 11: The Bloomsbury Christening 37 min 59 Tales 12: The Drunkard's Death 35 min
