Sketches by Boz

illustrative of every-day life and every-day people

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Charles Dickens: Sketches by Boz (1910, Chapman and Hall, Oxford University Press)

786 pages

English language

Published April 5, 1910 by Chapman and Hall, Oxford University Press.

OCLC Number:
2960701

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'Sketches by "Boz" ; Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People '(commonly known as 'Sketches by Boz') is a collection of short pieces published by Charles Dickens in 1836 accompanied by illustrations by George Cruikshank. The 56 sketches concern London scenes and people and are divided into four sections: "Our Parish", "Scenes", "Characters", and "Tales"". The material in the first three of these sections is non-fiction. The last section comprises fictional stories. Originally, the sketches were published in various newspapers and periodicals from 1833-1836.

41 editions

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Social life and customs
  • Manners and customs

Places

  • London (England)
  • England
  • London