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    • [a bishop]

    • [a bishop]

    • "Once, and only once in his life Nathaniel Pipkin had seen a bishop- a real bishop with his arms in lawn sleeves, and his head in a wig"

    • Pickwick Papers, The

    • A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
    • [a pawnbroker's customer]

    • [a pawnbroker's customer]
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    • Pawnbroker's Shop, The

    • A series of papers of a humorous character dealing with life and scenes, chiefly in London, at the time of publication and the earlier part of the nineteenth century
    • Affery

    • Affery

    • Wife of Jeremiah Flintwinch, she helps Arthur Clennam's mother, Mrs. Clennam, run the family business

    • Little Dorrit

    • Little Dorrit was originally published in 20 parts in 19 monthly installments, with the last two parts published in a double installment. William Dorrit, father of the title character, Amy, has been sent to Marshalsea debtor's prison in London,...
    • Allen, Benjamin

    • Allen, Benjamin

    • A disreputable medical student, friend of Bob Sawyer, whom he wanted his sister to marry. He later went to Bengal. "A coarse, stout, thick-set young man, with black hair cut rather short, and a white face cut rather long -embellished with...

    • Pickwick Papers, The

    • A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
    • Allen, Benjamin

    • Allen, Benjamin

    • A disreputable medical student, friend of Bob Sawyer, whom he wanted his sister to marry. He later went to Bengal. A coarse, stout, thick-set young man, with black hair cut rather short, and a white face cut rather long embellished with spectacles

    • Pickwick Papers, The

    • Series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
    • Analytical Chemist, The

    • Analytical Chemist, The

    • Veneering's butler. "Meantime the retainer goes round, like a gloomy analytical chemist; always seeming to say; after Chablis, sir; you wouldn't if you knew what it was made of"

    • Our Mutual Friend
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    • Back of Reprint of Text from Handwritten Note

    • Back of Reprint of Text from Handwritten Note

    • November 3, 1860

    • Trent, Nell

    • Little Nell is the novel's main character. Portrayed as infallibly good and angelic, she is devoted to her grandfather as he is to her. She leads her grandfather on their journey to save them from misery, and is protective of him on their...
    • Bagstock, Major

    • Bagstock, Major

    • Paul Dombey's friend, and neighbor to Miss Tox. He introduces Dombey to Dombey's future wife, Edith Granger, and her mother, Mrs. Skewton

    • Dombey and Son

    • First published as a 20 part monthly serial, Dombey and Son is the tale of Paul Dombey, a wealthy shipping merchant who desires a son. His wife dies giving birth to this son, Paul the Younger, who Dombey focuses all his affection on at the expense...
    • Bailey, Benjamin, Jr.

    • Bailey, Benjamin, Jr.

    • Junior Bailey is a street-wise servant boy at Todgers's Commercial Boarding House in London. While working at Todgers's, he has a variety of nicknames, including Uncle Ben, Uncle, Barnwell. He later goes to work as a groom for Tigg Montague and...

    • Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, The

    • Martin Chuzzlewit appeared in monthly parts, January 1843-July 1844, as Charles Dickens' sixth novel. The novel was not as successful as earlier novels, although Dickens thought it was best of his stories to that point. Dickens' 1842 trip to...
    • Bailey, Benjamin, Jr.

    • Bailey, Benjamin, Jr.

    • Junior Bailey is a street-wise servant boy at Todgers's Commercial Boarding House in London. While working at Todgers's, he has a variety of nicknames, including Uncle Ben, Uncle, Barnwell. He later goes to work as a groom for Tigg Montague and...

    • Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

    • Martin Chuzzlewit appeared in monthly parts, January 1843-July 1844, as Charles Dickens' sixth novel. The novel was not as successful as earlier novels, although Dickens thought it was best of his stories to that point. Dickens' 1842 trip to...
    • Bamber, Mr. Jack

    • Bamber, Mr. Jack

    • Jack Bamber is an attorney's clerk who frequently talks about the Inns of Court. He lives alone, almost in seclusion. He is a visionary and a good friend of Mr. Pickwick. When Master Humphrey's club needs an additional member to fill the six...

    • Master Humphrey's Clock; Pickwick Papers, The

    • Master Humphrey's Clock is a series of short stories written by Charles Dickens in 1840-1841. Master Humphrey forms a club of a few close friends which meets once a week in the room where his favorite clock is located. These friends place...
    • Bangham, Mrs.

    • Bangham, Mrs.

    • Charwoman, or house cleaner, of the Marshalsea debtor's prison. She attends to Little Dorrit's birth

    • Little Dorrit

    • Little Dorrit was originally published in 20 parts in 19 monthly installments, with the last two parts published in a double installment. William Dorrit, father of the title character, Amy, has been sent to Marshalsea debtor's prison in London,...
    • Bantam, Angelo Cyrus

    • Bantam, Angelo Cyrus

    • The Master of Ceremonies at the Bath Pump Room. "A charming young man, of not much more than fifty; dressed in a very bright blue coat, with resplendent buttons, black trousers, and the thinnest possible pair of highly polished boots. A gold...

    • Pickwick Papers, The

    • A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
    • Bantam, Angelo Cyrus

    • Bantam, Angelo Cyrus

    • Master of Ceremonies at the Bath Pump Room. A charming young man, of not much more than fifty; dressed in a very bright blue coat, with resplendent buttons, black trousers, and the thinnest possible pair of highly polished boots. A gold eyeglass...

    • Pickwick Papers, The

    • Series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
    • Bar

    • Bar

    • Associate of Mr. Merdle, a banker. His name refers to the fact he is a bar magnate

    • Little Dorrit

    • Little Dorrit was originally published in 20 parts in 19 monthly installments, with the last two parts published in a double installment. William Dorrit, father of the title character, Amy, has been sent to Marshalsea debtor's prison in London,...
    • Bardell, Master Tommy

    • Bardell, Master Tommy

    • Son of Mrs. Bardell [Mr. Pickwick's landlady]. "Clad in a tight suit of corduroy spangled with brass buttons of considerable size"

    • Pickwick Papers, The

    • A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
    • Barker, William

    • Barker, William

    • Originally an assistant waterman at the Hackney coach stand, afterwards an omnibus conductor

    • Last Cab-driver, and the First Omnibus Cad, The

    • A series of papers of a humorous character dealing with life and scenes, chiefly in London, at the time of publication and the earlier part of the nineteenth century
    • Barkis

    • Barkis

    • Carrier between Blunderstone and Yarmouth who marries Clara Peggotty

    • David Copperfield

    • David Copperfield is the partly autobiographical story of the trials of a boy born at the Rookery, Blunderstone. His father dies before he is born, and his mother marries Mr. Murdstone, who is cruel to the boy. When she dies, he is sent to work in...
    • Barnacle, Clarence

    • Barnacle, Clarence

    • Son of Lord Decimus Tite Barnacle, his family controls the Circumlocution Office. Nothing ever gets done in this office and just goes around in circles

    • Little Dorrit

    • Little Dorrit was originally published in 20 parts in 19 monthly installments, with the last two parts published in a double installment. William Dorrit, father of the title character, Amy, has been sent to Marshalsea debtor's prison in London,...
    • Barnacle, Mr. Clarence

    • Barnacle, Mr. Clarence

    • Son of Lord Decimus Tite Barnacle, his family controls the Circumlocution Office. Nothing ever gets done in this office and just goes around in circles

    • Little Dorrit

    • Little Dorrit was originally published in 20 parts in 19 monthly installments, with the last two parts published in a double installment. William Dorrit, father of the title character, Amy, has been sent to Marshalsea debtor's prison in London,...
    • Barnacle, Mr. Tite

    • Barnacle, Mr. Tite

    • Another member of the Barnacle family, he is the nephew of Lord Decimus Tite Barnacle

    • Little Dorrit

    • Little Dorrit was originally published in 20 parts in 19 monthly installments, with the last two parts published in a double installment. William Dorrit, father of the title character, Amy, has been sent to Marshalsea debtor's prison in London,...
    • Barney

    • Barney

    • Barney is a waiter at the Three Cripples at Saffron Hill

    • Oliver Twist

    • Oliver Twist, or The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel written by Charles Dickens. The story is about the life of an orphan boy named Oliver Twist. His mother dies giving birth to him and his father is unknown so Oliver lives a miserable...
    • Bates, Charley

    • Bates, Charley

    • Charley Bates is a member of Fagin's crime gang. Horrified by Nancy's murder, he moves to the country and becomes an honest citizen

    • Oliver Twist

    • Oliver Twist, or The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel written by Charles Dickens. The story is about the life of an orphan boy named Oliver Twist. His mother dies giving birth to him and his father is unknown so Oliver lives a miserable...
    • Bitzer

    • Bitzer

    • Model boy at school, who was always able to answer Mr. Gradgrind's questions; afterwards became the confidential house porter at Boundersby's Bank. An inveterate sneak

    • Hard Times

    • A satire on Utilitarianism set in a provincial industrial town, portraying the dreariness of life for industrial workers, the hopelessness of decent people trapped in a failed marriage, and the fallacy of mechanical theories of human nature
    • Blackpoll, Stephen

    • Blackpoll, Stephen

    • A power-loom operator in Bounderby's Mills. Loved Rachel, a factory worker, but could not marry her because he was chained to a worthless wife who had become a drunkard and had wrecked his home life. Life's experience to him was "aw a...

    • Hard Times

    • A satire on Utilitarianism set in a provincial industrial town, portraying the dreariness of life for industrial workers, the hopelessness of decent people trapped in a failed marriage, and the fallacy of mechanical theories of human nature
    • Blackpool, Stephen

    • Blackpool, Stephen

    • A power-loom operator in Bounderby's Mills. Loved Rachel, a factory worker, but could not marry her because he was chained to a worthless wife who had become a drunkard and had wrecked his home life. Life's experience to him was "aw a...

    • Hard Times
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    • Blathers, a Bow-Street officer

    • Blathers, a Bow-Street officer

    • Blathers is one of the police officers investigating the burglary at Mrs. Maylie's house

    • Oliver Twist

    • Oliver Twist, or The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel written by Charles Dickens. The story is about the life of an orphan boy named Oliver Twist. His mother dies giving birth to him and his father is unknown so Oliver lives a miserable...
    • Blight, Young

    • Blight, Young

    • He was the office clerk for Mr. Mortimer Lightwood. He was very young and very dismal. He spent almost all of his time in the office, writing names in two volumes, even though his employer had only one client

    • Our Mutual Friend

    • Our Mutual Friend, Dickens' last novel, addresses the issues of money, social class, and human values. John Harmon, heir to his father's fortune made as a dust collector, pretends to be dead in order to find out what people thought about him. He...
    • Blimber, Dr.

    • Blimber, Dr.

    • A portly, bald gentleman with a deep voice and double chin, Dr. Blimber is Paul the Younger headmaster at his school in Brighton. His wife and daughter assist him

    • Dombey and Son

    • First published as a 20 part monthly serial, Dombey and Son is the tale of Paul Dombey, a wealthy shipping merchant who desires a son. His wife dies giving birth to this son, Paul the Younger, who Dombey focuses all his affection on at the expense...
    • Blimber, Dr.

    • Blimber, Dr.

    • A portly, bald gentleman with a deep voice and double chin, Dr. Blimber is Paul the Younger headmaster at his school in Brighton. His wife and daughter assist him

    • Dombey and Son

    • First published as a 20 part monthly serial, Dombey and Son is the tale of Paul Dombey, a wealthy shipping merchant who desires a son. His wife dies giving birth to this son, Paul the Younger, who Dombey focuses all his affection on at the expense...
    • Blotton, Mr.

    • Blotton, Mr.

    • Of Aldgate. A member of the Pickwick Club who called Mr. Pickwick a humbug. "The Chairman felt it his imperative duty to demand of the honourable gentleman whether he had used the expression which had just escaped him in a common sense. Mr....

    • Pickwick Papers, The

    • A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
    • Boffin, Mr.

    • Boffin, Mr.

    • Former employee of Mr. Harmon, he inherited the Harmon fortune when the son was declared dead. Being uneducated, he hired a man to read to him. He moved into a new house, adopted Bella Wilfer as his daughter, and hired John Harmon as his secretary

    • Our Mutual Friend

    • Our Mutual Friend, Dickens' last novel, addresses the issues of money, social class, and human values. John Harmon, heir to his father's fortune made as a dust collector, pretends to be dead in order to find out what people thought about him. He...
    • Boffin, Mr.

    • Boffin, Mr.

    • Former employee of Mr. Harmon, he inherited the Harmon fortune when the son was declared dead. Being uneducated, he hired a man to read to him. He moved into a new house, adopted Bella Wilfer as his daughter, and hired John Harmon as his secretary

    • Our Mutual Friend

    • Our Mutual Friend, Dickens' last novel, addresses the issues of money, social class, and human values. John Harmon, heir to his father's fortune made as a dust collector, pretends to be dead in order to find out what people thought about him. He...
    • Boffin, Mrs. Henrietta

    • Boffin, Mrs. Henrietta

    • The wife of Mr. Boffin, she is cheerful and kind, with a broad figure. She loves fashion and high society. She convinces her husband to adopt Bella Wilfer, after the supposed death of John Harmon, and to adopt an orphan boy whom they plan to...

    • Our Mutual Friend

    • Our Mutual Friend, Dickens' last novel, addresses the issues of money, social class, and human values. John Harmon, heir to his father's fortune made as a dust collector, pretends to be dead in order to find out what people thought about him. He...
    • Boldwig, Captain

    • Boldwig, Captain

    • A neighbour of Sir Geoffrey Manning. An imperious gentleman with high ideals regarding the sacred nature of land and game. "Captain Boldwig was a little fierce man, in a stiff black neckerchief, and blue surtout. Captain Boldwig's wife's...

    • Pickwick Papers, The

    • A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
    • Boundery, Josiah

    • Boundery, Josiah

    • Banker and manufacturer of Coketown who prided himself on having risen from the gutter, had neither refinement of mind nor manners, and who married Louisa Gradgrind. "He was a rich man, banker, manufacturer, merchant, and what not, a big loud...

    • Hard Times

    • A satire on Utilitarianism set in a provincial industrial town, portraying the dreariness of life for industrial workers, the hopelessness of decent people trapped in a failed marriage, and the fallacy of mechanical theories of human nature
    • Bowley, Sir Joseph

    • Bowley, Sir Joseph

    • He is an elderly gentleman, who is a member of Parliament. He refers to himself as the poor man's friend and father. He believes the poor are ungrateful, and should be able to pay all their debts if they practice self-denial. He settles all his...

    • Chimes, The

    • The Chimes, written in Genoa, Italy, is the second of Dickens' Christmas stories in which he attempts to convince the upper classes to have compassion for the poor. Taking place on New Year's Eve, a poor man named Trotty begins to despair about...
    • Boy, The

    • Boy, The
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    • Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, The

    • The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain is the fifth and last of Dickens's long stories with a Christmas theme. This book, which is centered around a chemist and lecturer Redlaw, is more about the spirit of the holidays than about the holidays...
    • Boy, The

    • Boy, The

    • The boy is a character in the story. His name is unknown

    • Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, The

    • This is the fifth and last of Dickens's long stories with a Christmas theme. This book, which is centered around a chemist and lecturer Redlaw, is more about the spirit of the holidays than about the holidays themselves. Redlaw often broods over...
    • Boythorn, Mr. Lawrence

    • Boythorn, Mr. Lawrence

    • Mr. Lawrence Boythorn is an elderly gentleman who is very fond of his pet canary. He has been good friends with Mr. Jarndyce for 45 years since they were schoolboys. He is engaged in a legal battle with his neighbor Sir Leicester Dedlock over a...

    • Bleak House

    • Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
    • Boythorn, Mr. Lawrence

    • Boythorn, Mr. Lawrence

    • Mr. Lawrence Boythorn is an elderly gentleman who is very fond of his pet canary. He has been good friends with Mr. Jarndyce for 45 years since they were schoolboys. He is engaged in a legal battle with his neighbor Sir Leicester Dedlock over a...

    • Bleak House

    • Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
    • Brass, Miss. Sally

    • Brass, Miss. Sally

    • Miss. Sally Brass is Mr. Sampson Brass's sister who is around 35 years old. To him, she is also a clerk, housekeeper, and an advisor. She is considered as the real authority in the Brass firm

    • Old Curiosity Shop, The

    • The Old Curiosity Shop is Dickens's fourth novel, and one of two novels Dickens wrote for the short-lived magazine Master Humphrey's Clock, begun in March 1840 and finished in January 1941. It was published as a separate book in 1841. The novel...
    • Brass, Mr. Sampson

    • Brass, Mr. Sampson

    • Mr. Sampson Brass is Mr. Quilp's legal advisor. He is an attorney, from Bevis Marks in the city of London, with no very good repute. He has a cringing manner, but a very harsh voice. He helps Mr. Quilp gain possession of Nell's grandfather's house,...

    • Old Curiosity Shop, The

    • The Old Curiosity Shop is Dickens's fourth novel, and one of two novels Dickens wrote for the short-lived magazine Master Humphrey's Clock, begun in March 1840 and finished in January 1941. It was published as a separate book in 1841. The novel...
    • Brass, Sally

    • Brass, Sally

    • Sally Brass is Mr. Sampson Brass's sister who is around 35 years old. To him, she is also a clerk, housekeeper, and an advisor. She is considered as the real authority in the Brass firm

    • Old Curiosity Shop, The

    • This novel is Dickens's fourth novel, and one of two novels Dickens wrote for the short-lived magazine Master Humphrey's Clock, begun in March 1840 and finished in January 1941. It was published as a separate book in 1841. The novel tells the story...
    • Brass, Sampson

    • Brass, Sampson

    • Sampson Brass is Mr. Quilp's legal advisor. He is an attorney, from Bevis Marks in the city of London, with no very good repute. He has a cringing manner, but a very harsh voice. He helps Mr. Quilp gain possession of Nell's grandfather's house,...

    • Old Curiosity Shop, The

    • This novel is Dickens's fourth novel, and one of two novels Dickens wrote for the short-lived magazine Master Humphrey's Clock, begun in March 1840 and finished in January 1941. It was published as a separate book in 1841. The novel tells the story...
    • Brewer

    • Brewer

    • Brewer is a constant companion of Boots and a friend of Mr. Veneering. He is often invited to their dinner parties and he also helps Mr. Veneering with his campaign

    • Our Mutual Friend

    • Our Mutual Friend, Dickens' last novel, addresses the issues of money, social class, and human values. John Harmon, heir to his father's fortune made as a dust collector, pretends to be dead in order to find out what people thought about him. He...
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