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The two letters to Mr. Macready, at the end of this year, refer to a farce which Charles Dickens wrote, with an idea that it might be suitable for Covent Garden Theatre, then under Mr. Macready's management.
[Sidenote: Mrs. Charles Dickens.]
GRETA BRIDGE, Thursday, Feb. 1st, 1838.
MY DEAREST KATE,
I am afraid you will receive this later than I could wish, as the mail does not come through this place until two o'clock to-morrow morning. However, I have availed myself of the very first opportunity of writing, so the fault is that mail's, and not this.
We reached Grantham between nine and ten on Thursday night, and found everything prepared for our reception in the very best inn I have ever put up at. It is odd enough that an old lady, who had been outside all day and came in towards dinner time, turned out to be the mistress of a Yorkshire school returning from the holiday stay in London. She was a very queer old lady, and showed us a long letter she was carryin
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Switzerland, i. 147, 297, and see Switzerland;
his visits to Paris, see Paris;
as a stage, manager, i. 163, 167, 231, 232, 237;
at Chester Place, Regent's Park, i. 169;
takes the chair at the opening of the Leeds Mechanics' Institute, and of the Glasgow Athenรฆum, i. 170;
at Brighton, i. 185, 213;
at Bonchurch, i, 204;
purchases Tavistock House, i. 240, and see Tavistock House;
as an editor, i. 246, 259, 269, 270, 285;
his readings, see Readings;
illnesses of, i. 14, 297;
his visits to Boulogne, see Boulogne;
presentation of plate to, at Birmingham, i. 348;
purchases Gad's Hill, i. 377, 414, and see Gad's Hill;
delivers a speech on Administrative Reform, i. 377;
at Folkestone, i. 377, 378;
restlessness of, when at work, i. 402, 425;
and see Letters of
Dickens, Mrs. Charles, marriage of, i. 1;
visit of, to America, i. 53;
at Rome, i. 135;
accident to, i. 215;
at Malvern, i. 239;
present to, at Birmingham, i. 298;
and see Letters
Dickens, Charles, jun., birth of, i. 4;
nickname of, i. 76;
at Eton, i. 212, 240, 243, 255, 258;
at Leipsic, i. 297, 310, 319;
at Barings', i. 455;
Dickens, Kate, nickname of, i. 76;
letters to, i. 178;
Dickens, Mamie, nickname of, i. 76;
illnesses of, i. 363, 436;
Dickens, Walter, nickname of, i. 76;
and see i. 268, 314, 378, 443
Dickens, Frank, nickname of, i. 126;
Dickens, Sydney, birth of, i. 169;
nickname of, i. 170;
death of, i. 171;
story of, i. 223;
and see i. 363;
Dickens, Edward, nicknames of, i. 322, 338;
and see i. 353, 359, 365, 403, 420, 426, 439;
Dickens, Dora, birth of, i. 213;
death of, i. 240
Dickens, Alfred, sen., i. 184, 410;
Dickens, Fanny, see Mrs. Burnett
Dickens, Frederick, i. 9
Dickens, John, i. 240, 437;
Dickson, David, letter to, i. 89
Diezman, S. A., letter to, i. 32
Dinner, a search for a, i. 326;
ladies at public dinners, i. 103
Dogs, Dickens's, i. 67, 109, 110;
a plague of, i. 292;
stories of, i. 109, 352, 354, 455
"Dombey and Son," i. 147;
success of, i. 156, 176;
sale of, i. 162
D'Orsay, Comte, i. 171, 244
Driver, Dickens's estimate of himself as a, i. 2
Drury Lane Theatre, the saloon at, i. 37;
suggestions for the saloon at, i. 52, 53
Education, Dickens an advocate of, for the people, i. 104
Eeles, Mr., letters to, i. 265, 269
Egg, Augustus, i. 170, 172, 226, 297, 320, 332
Elliotson, Dr., i. 37, 149,
Elton, Mr., i. 85, 92
Ely, Miss, letter to, i. 153
Emery, Mr., i. 429
England, state of, in 1855, i. 391;
politically, i. 406
Epitaph, Dickens's, on a little child, i. 68
Executions, Dickens on public, i. 209, 212
Exhibition, an infant school at the, i. 257
Fairy Tales, Dickens on, i. 307
Fielding, Henry, i. 394
Forgues, M., i.
his visits to Paris, see Paris;
as a stage, manager, i. 163, 167, 231, 232, 237;
at Chester Place, Regent's Park, i. 169;
takes the chair at the opening of the Leeds Mechanics' Institute, and of the Glasgow Athenรฆum, i. 170;
at Brighton, i. 185, 213;
at Bonchurch, i, 204;
purchases Tavistock House, i. 240, and see Tavistock House;
as an editor, i. 246, 259, 269, 270, 285;
his readings, see Readings;
illnesses of, i. 14, 297;
his visits to Boulogne, see Boulogne;
presentation of plate to, at Birmingham, i. 348;
purchases Gad's Hill, i. 377, 414, and see Gad's Hill;
delivers a speech on Administrative Reform, i. 377;
at Folkestone, i. 377, 378;
restlessness of, when at work, i. 402, 425;
and see Letters of
Dickens, Mrs. Charles, marriage of, i. 1;
visit of, to America, i. 53;
at Rome, i. 135;
accident to, i. 215;
at Malvern, i. 239;
present to, at Birmingham, i. 298;
and see Letters
Dickens, Charles, jun., birth of, i. 4;
nickname of, i. 76;
at Eton, i. 212, 240, 243, 255, 258;
at Leipsic, i. 297, 310, 319;
at Barings', i. 455;
Dickens, Kate, nickname of, i. 76;
letters to, i. 178;
Dickens, Mamie, nickname of, i. 76;
illnesses of, i. 363, 436;
Dickens, Walter, nickname of, i. 76;
and see i. 268, 314, 378, 443
Dickens, Frank, nickname of, i. 126;
Dickens, Sydney, birth of, i. 169;
nickname of, i. 170;
death of, i. 171;
story of, i. 223;
and see i. 363;
Dickens, Edward, nicknames of, i. 322, 338;
and see i. 353, 359, 365, 403, 420, 426, 439;
Dickens, Dora, birth of, i. 213;
death of, i. 240
Dickens, Alfred, sen., i. 184, 410;
Dickens, Fanny, see Mrs. Burnett
Dickens, Frederick, i. 9
Dickens, John, i. 240, 437;
Dickson, David, letter to, i. 89
Diezman, S. A., letter to, i. 32
Dinner, a search for a, i. 326;
ladies at public dinners, i. 103
Dogs, Dickens's, i. 67, 109, 110;
a plague of, i. 292;
stories of, i. 109, 352, 354, 455
"Dombey and Son," i. 147;
success of, i. 156, 176;
sale of, i. 162
D'Orsay, Comte, i. 171, 244
Driver, Dickens's estimate of himself as a, i. 2
Drury Lane Theatre, the saloon at, i. 37;
suggestions for the saloon at, i. 52, 53
Education, Dickens an advocate of, for the people, i. 104
Eeles, Mr., letters to, i. 265, 269
Egg, Augustus, i. 170, 172, 226, 297, 320, 332
Elliotson, Dr., i. 37, 149,
Elton, Mr., i. 85, 92
Ely, Miss, letter to, i. 153
Emery, Mr., i. 429
England, state of, in 1855, i. 391;
politically, i. 406
Epitaph, Dickens's, on a little child, i. 68
Executions, Dickens on public, i. 209, 212
Exhibition, an infant school at the, i. 257
Fairy Tales, Dickens on, i. 307
Fielding, Henry, i. 394
Forgues, M., i.
415, 421
Forster, John, i. 7, 10, 134, 143, 225, 240, 268, 428;
and see Letters
Franklin, Sir John, i. 373
French portraits of the English, i. 175
Friday, Dickens's lucky day, i. 414, 429
Frith, W. P., letters to, i. 79
Funerals, Dickens on state, i. 290
Gad's Hill, purchase of, i. 377, 378, 414;
letters concerning, i. 384, 410, 429
Gaskell, Mrs., i. 214;
and see Letters
Germany, esteem felt for Dickens in, i. 32
Gibson, M., i. 315
Goldsmith, Oliver, Dickens on Forster's Life of, i. 188;
on the works of, i. 380
Grief, the perversity of, exemplified, i. 18
Grimaldi, Life of, edited by Dickens, i. 4
Guild of Literature and Art, i. 239;
theatrical performances in aid of the, i. 239, 241, 248, 252, 268, 271;
Haldimand, Mr., i. 147, 169, 212, 380;
letters to, i. 157, 254
Halleck, Fitz-Greene, i. 59
"Hard Times," i. 341;
satire of, explained, i. 349;
letters concerning, i. 355, 371
Harley, J. P., letters to, i. 5, 23
Harness, Rev. W., letters to, i. 37, 76, 361
"Haunted Man, The," i. 170, 185, 241;
subjects for illustrations in, described, i. 200, 201;
dramatisation of, i. 203
Hewett, Captain, i. 57
"History of England, The Child's," i. 297
Hogarth, Mary, i. 4, 9
Hogarth, Georgina, i. 425;
and see Letters
Holland, Lady, i. 11
Home, longings for, i. 64, 70
Hood, Tom, i. 287;
letter to, i. 80
Horne, Mrs., letter to, i. 456
Horne, R. H., letter to, i. 93
Hospital, a dinner at a, i. 88
Houghton, Lord, letter to, i. 41
"Household Words," i. 148;
scheme of, i. 216;
suggested titles for, i. 219;
success of, i. 221;
Christmas numbers of, i. 241, 288;
"The Golden Mary," i. 414;
letters concerning, i. 219, 221, 250, 285, 286, 291-293, 295, 299, 301, 334, 335, 353, 423, 452
Hughes, Master Hastings, letter to, i. 14
Hullah, John, i. 5
Illustrated London News, offers to Dickens from, i. 150
Illustrations of Dickens's works, his descriptions for, i. 38-40, 45, 46, 50, 51, 200-203
Italy, Dickens's first visit to, i. 94;
the sky of, i. 106;
the colouring of, i. 106;
a sunset in, i. 106;
twilight in, i. 107;
frescoes in, i. 107;
churches in, i. 108;
fruit in, i. 109;
climate of, i. 111;
a coastguard in, i. 116;
Dickens at Albaro, i. 105-117;
at Genoa, i. 120-122, 134, 321;
at Venice and Verona, i. 119-121, 337;
at Naples, i. 134-141, 322;
an ascent of Vesuvius, i. 137-141;
at Rome, i. 134, 135, 325-333;
and see i. 297, 346
Jeffrey, Lord, i. 184, 218
Jerrold, Douglas, i. 134, 225, 268, 390;
and see Letters
Joll, Miss, letter to, i. 209
Keeley, Robert, i. 165;
letter to, i. 105
Kelly, Miss, i. 302, 303
Kent, W. Charles, i. 186;
and see Letters
Kinkel, Dr., i. 230
Knight, Charles, i. 94;
and see Letters
Knowles, Sheridan, i. 214;
letter to, i. 215
Lamartine, i. 187
Landor, Walter Savage, i. 268, 337;
and see Letters
Landseer, Edwin, letter to, i. 103
Landseer, Tom, i. 27
Lansdowne, Lord, i. 275
Layard, A. H., i. 377;
letters to, i. 390, 391
Lectures, Dickens on public, i. 97
Leech, John, i. 134, 186, 225, 226, 239
Le Gros, Mr., i. 140, 332
Lemaรฎtre, M., i. 386
Lemon, Mark, i. 134, 186, 225, 226, 376, 390;
and see Letters
Lemon, Mrs., i. 419
Letters of Charles Dickens to:
Ainsworth, W. H., i. 43, 75, 92
Anonymous, i. 277;
Austin, Henry, i. 2, 69-73, 76, 262-264, 266, 361;
Babbage, Charles, i. 86, 87, 186
Banks, G.,
Forster, John, i. 7, 10, 134, 143, 225, 240, 268, 428;
and see Letters
Franklin, Sir John, i. 373
French portraits of the English, i. 175
Friday, Dickens's lucky day, i. 414, 429
Frith, W. P., letters to, i. 79
Funerals, Dickens on state, i. 290
Gad's Hill, purchase of, i. 377, 378, 414;
letters concerning, i. 384, 410, 429
Gaskell, Mrs., i. 214;
and see Letters
Germany, esteem felt for Dickens in, i. 32
Gibson, M., i. 315
Goldsmith, Oliver, Dickens on Forster's Life of, i. 188;
on the works of, i. 380
Grief, the perversity of, exemplified, i. 18
Grimaldi, Life of, edited by Dickens, i. 4
Guild of Literature and Art, i. 239;
theatrical performances in aid of the, i. 239, 241, 248, 252, 268, 271;
Haldimand, Mr., i. 147, 169, 212, 380;
letters to, i. 157, 254
Halleck, Fitz-Greene, i. 59
"Hard Times," i. 341;
satire of, explained, i. 349;
letters concerning, i. 355, 371
Harley, J. P., letters to, i. 5, 23
Harness, Rev. W., letters to, i. 37, 76, 361
"Haunted Man, The," i. 170, 185, 241;
subjects for illustrations in, described, i. 200, 201;
dramatisation of, i. 203
Hewett, Captain, i. 57
"History of England, The Child's," i. 297
Hogarth, Mary, i. 4, 9
Hogarth, Georgina, i. 425;
and see Letters
Holland, Lady, i. 11
Home, longings for, i. 64, 70
Hood, Tom, i. 287;
letter to, i. 80
Horne, Mrs., letter to, i. 456
Horne, R. H., letter to, i. 93
Hospital, a dinner at a, i. 88
Houghton, Lord, letter to, i. 41
"Household Words," i. 148;
scheme of, i. 216;
suggested titles for, i. 219;
success of, i. 221;
Christmas numbers of, i. 241, 288;
"The Golden Mary," i. 414;
letters concerning, i. 219, 221, 250, 285, 286, 291-293, 295, 299, 301, 334, 335, 353, 423, 452
Hughes, Master Hastings, letter to, i. 14
Hullah, John, i. 5
Illustrated London News, offers to Dickens from, i. 150
Illustrations of Dickens's works, his descriptions for, i. 38-40, 45, 46, 50, 51, 200-203
Italy, Dickens's first visit to, i. 94;
the sky of, i. 106;
the colouring of, i. 106;
a sunset in, i. 106;
twilight in, i. 107;
frescoes in, i. 107;
churches in, i. 108;
fruit in, i. 109;
climate of, i. 111;
a coastguard in, i. 116;
Dickens at Albaro, i. 105-117;
at Genoa, i. 120-122, 134, 321;
at Venice and Verona, i. 119-121, 337;
at Naples, i. 134-141, 322;
an ascent of Vesuvius, i. 137-141;
at Rome, i. 134, 135, 325-333;
and see i. 297, 346
Jeffrey, Lord, i. 184, 218
Jerrold, Douglas, i. 134, 225, 268, 390;
and see Letters
Joll, Miss, letter to, i. 209
Keeley, Robert, i. 165;
letter to, i. 105
Kelly, Miss, i. 302, 303
Kent, W. Charles, i. 186;
and see Letters
Kinkel, Dr., i. 230
Knight, Charles, i. 94;
and see Letters
Knowles, Sheridan, i. 214;
letter to, i. 215
Lamartine, i. 187
Landor, Walter Savage, i. 268, 337;
and see Letters
Landseer, Edwin, letter to, i. 103
Landseer, Tom, i. 27
Lansdowne, Lord, i. 275
Layard, A. H., i. 377;
letters to, i. 390, 391
Lectures, Dickens on public, i. 97
Leech, John, i. 134, 186, 225, 226, 239
Le Gros, Mr., i. 140, 332
Lemaรฎtre, M., i. 386
Lemon, Mark, i. 134, 186, 225, 226, 376, 390;
and see Letters
Lemon, Mrs., i. 419
Letters of Charles Dickens to:
Ainsworth, W. H., i. 43, 75, 92
Anonymous, i. 277;
Austin, Henry, i. 2, 69-73, 76, 262-264, 266, 361;
Babbage, Charles, i. 86, 87, 186
Banks, G.,
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