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...
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...
Collector. Transcripts of interviews (ca. 1930-1958) with pioneers who took part in the 1893 land run into the Cherokee Strip. The interviews contain descriptions of the land run, hardships encountered, sod houses and dugouts, agriculture,...
Collector. Minutes (1898-1902) of the city council of Sapulpa, Indian Territory; diaries (1915) of Evelyn Shumard; short manuscripts (n.d.) by Shumard entitled ""Outlaws,"" ""The Parade,"" The Spirit of...
Collector. Correspondence (1893-1915) to and from members of the Whistler family regarding life in Oklahoma Territory, describing a first ride in an automobile, sicknesses and quarantines, floods, Sac and Fox Indian dances and customs, the Sac and...
Collector. Correspondence (1859-1862) regarding the Choctaw Indians and Spencer Academy; correspondence (1864-1871) concerning the Omaha Indian mission in Nebraska; correspondence (1861-1864) dealing with the Civil War, and correspondence...
Collector. A typewritten manuscript (n.d.) in which Homer W. Wheeler describes his life as a U.S. Army scout; numerous broadsides, newspapers, and handbills (1840-1966) regarding the settlement of Kansas, along with a wide variety of other...
Battle of Life was the fourth of five Christmas stories that Charles Dickens wrote. He wrote this story in September-October 1846 and it was first published in one volume in December 1846. It is the story of a man named Doctor Jeddler who is a...
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel written by Charles Dickens in 1859. Through the fate of several main characters, the story tells about the life of people living in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.
In 1775, Dr....
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...
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...
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...