Left: A Few of Dickens' Characters, the end- papers based on previous editions' illustrations by artists such as Phiz and Cruikshank). Centre: Signature maroon leatherette cover. Right: Title-page and Nine Vignettes. Each lithographic illustration is approximately 5 ¼ inches high by 3 ⅛ inches wide (14 cm by 8 cm). [Click on the images to enlarge them.]
Twenty-Six Well-Known Dickens Characters in Twenty-Four Vignettes for the Endpapers
Top Row, left to right: 1. Mr. Boffin, 2. Silas Wegg, 3. Jo the Crossing-Sweeper, 4. Mr. Micawber, 5. Little Dorrit, 6. Dan'l Quilp, and 7. Little Nell and Grandfather Trent. Next Row: 1. Sairey Gamp, 2. Mr. Pickwick, 3. Sam Weller, 4. Uriah Heep, 5. Bill Sikes, 6. young David Cpperfield and Little Em'ly, and 7. Barnaby Rudge and Grip the Raven. Bottom: 1. Seth Pecksniff, 2. Sydney Carton, 3. Mr. Tulkinghorn, 4. Capt. Cuttle, 5. Fagin, 6. Grandfather Smallweed, 7. Wackford Squeers, 8. Mark Tapley, 9. Dolly Varden, and 10. Miss Havisham.
American Notes (1906)
- A Few of Dickens' Characters.
- 1. Frontispiece: Returning Emigrants. Page 338
- American Notes by Charles Dickens — Title-page and Eight Vignettes
- 2. “The mother drew her close to her side.” Page 64
- 3. “I am an antediluvian, sir.” Page 116
- 4. In Agony of Soul. Page 164
- 5. “The mother was misery's picture.” Page 204
- 6. “I expressed myself satisfied.” Page 250
- 7. “The bedchamber was a large, ghostly room.” Page 296
- 8. “We had no lack of music.” Page 335
Related Materials
- "Philadelphia, and its Solitary Prison," Chapter 7 in American Notes (1842)
- Introduction to "Philadelphia, and its Solitary Prison"
- Reading and Discussion Questions
- Charles Dickens, the traveler — places he visited
- Charles Dickens and American Slavery
Bibliography
Dickens, Charles. American Notes and Pictures from Italy, Volume XX, in the New York: P. F. Collier & Son edition, n. d.
Dickens, Charles. American Notes. Illustrated by A. A. Dixon. London and Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1906.
Dickens, Charles. American Notes for General Circulation and Pictures from Italy. Illustrated by Marcus Stone. Illustrated Library Edition. London: Chapman and Hall, 1874.
Dickens, Charles. American Notes. Illustrated by Harry Furniss. Charles Dickens Library Edition. 18 vols. London: Educational Book Company, 1910. Vol. XIII.
Dickens, Charles. Oliver Twist with American Notes for General Circulation and Pictures from Italy. Illustrated by Sol Eytinge. Diamond Edition. 14 volumes. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867. Vol. XI.
Dickens, Charles. Pictures from Italy, Sketches by Boz and American Notes. Illustrated by Thomas Nast and Arthur B. Frost. American Household Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877 (copyrighted in 1876). Vol VII.
Dickens, Charles. American Notes for General Circulation and Pictures from Italy. Illustrated by J. Gordon Thomson and A. B. Frost. Household Edition. 22 vols. London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. Vol. XIX.
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