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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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Moore, Tom, i. 163
Morley, Mr., i. 399
Morpeth, Viscount, letters to, i. 92, 146;
and see Carlisle, The Earl of
Mulgrave, Earl of, i. 57
Narrative, i. 1, 4, 6, 17, 28, 36, 53, 57, 85, 94, 134, 147, 169, 185, 204, 213, 239, 271, 296, 341, 376, 413
Nathan, Messrs. H. and L., i. 232, 233, 235
"Nicholas Nickleby," publication of, i. 6;
rewards and punishments of characters in, i. 14;
Dickens at work on, i. 16;
dedication of, i, 26;
the Kenwigs in, i, 25;
Nicknames, Dickens's, of George Cattermole, i. 42, 143;
of his children, i. 76, 126, 170, 322, 338, 453;
nautical, i. 152;
of himself, i. 198, 206, 307, 362;
of Frank Stone, i. 214, 305
Noviomagians, the, i. 272
"Old Curiosity Shop, The," Dickens engaged on, i. 28;
scenes in, described by Dickens for illustration, i. 21, 33-37, 42;
Dickens heartbroken over the story, i. 36, 37, 42
"Oliver Twist," publication of, i. 4;
Organs, street, i. 104
Overs, i. 37, 49
Pardoe, Miss, letter to, i. 73
Paris, Dickens at, i. 130, 131, 147, 157-161, 169, 174, 239, 376, 378, 385-387, 413, 406-425, 430, 431;
house-hunting in, i. 158;
description of Dickens's house in, i. 159;
state of, in 1846, i. 160, 161;
feeling of people of, for Dickens, i. 411;
Parrots, human, i. 87, 121
"Patrician's Daughter, The," prologue to, written by Dickens, i. 55, 77
Paxton, Sir Joseph, i. 446
Phelps, J., i. 366
"Pickwick," origin and publication of, i. 1, 3;
first mention of Jingle, i. 3;
conclusion of, celebrated, i. 5;
the design of the Shepherd in, explained, i. 85, 89
Picnic, a, of the elements, i, 116;
with Eton boys, i. 255, 258
Plessy, Madame, i. 412
Poole, John, i. 298, 317;
letter to, i. 236
"Poor Travellers, The," i. 378;
sale of, i. 379
Portraits of Dickens, by Maclise, i. 18, 23;
by Ary Scheffer, i. 414, 434
Postman, an Albaro, i. 112, 117
Power, Miss, i. 442;
and see Letters
Power, Nelly, i. 443
Press, the, freedom of, i. 49;
in America, i. 97;
taxation of the, i. 274
Procter, Adelaide, i. 341;
letter to, i. 374
Procter, B. W., i. 341;
and see Letters
Publishing system, how to improve the, i. 86
Purse, the power of the, i. 88
Queen, the, Dickens's theatrical performance before, i. 239;
Rae, Dr., i. 373
Readings, Dickens's public, for charities, i. 297, 341, 377
Reform, Dickens speaks on Administrative, i. 377, 399;
association for, i. 399;
Refreshment rooms, i. 424
Regnier, M., i. 298;
and see Letters
Richardson, Samuel, Dickens's opinion of, i. 175
"Rivals, The," a scene from, rewritten, i. 345
Roberts, David, i. 214;
letters to, i. 215, 246, 248, 389
"Robinson Crusoe," Dickens on, i. 443
Robson, F., i. 451
Roche, Dickens's courier, i. 95, 122-126, 139
Russell, Lord John, i. 272;
and see Letters
Sanatorium for art-students, i. 102
Sand, Georges, i. 420
Sandys, William, letter to, i. 178
Saunders, John, i. 341;
letter to, i. 366
Savage, i. 271
Scheffer, Ary, i. 414, 434
Schoolmistress, a Yorkshire, i. 8
Scott, Sir Walter, i. 22, 254
Scribe, Eugène, i. 430, 432
Seaside, the, in wet weather, i. 90
Sea voyage, a, i. 322
Shakespeare, Dickens in room of, i. 13;
Dickens's criticisms of Charles Knight's biography of, i. 152;
and see i. 178
Shower-bath, a perpetual, i. 207
"Sketches," publication of the, i. 1
Smith, H. P., letters to, i. 74, 179, 181
Smith, Sydney, i. 24
Smollett, Dickens on the works of, i. 356
Snevellicci, Miss, in real life, i. 13
Snore, a mighty, i. 158
Songs by Dickens: on Mark Lemon, i. 207;
of "The Wreck" in "The Lighthouse," i. 461
Spencer, Lord, i. 242
Spider, a fearful, i. 180
Spiritualism, Dickens on, i. 350, 397
Stage suggestions, i. 79;
a stage mob, i. 174;
a piece of stage business, i. 156
Stanfield, Clarkson, i. 370, 377, 429, 435, 454;
and see Letters
Steele, Sir Richard, Dickens on Forster's essay on, i. 393
Stone, Arthur, i. 436
Stone, Frank, i. 134, 143, 225, 240;
and see Letters
Stone, Marcus, i. 299;
letters to, i. 340
"Strange Gentleman, The," farce written by Dickens and produced, i. 4;
price of, i. 5;
sent to Macready, i. 16
Strikes, Dickens on, i. 416
Sun, The, letter to editor of, i. 187
Switzerland, the Simplon Pass in, i. 127;
pleasant recollections of, i. 197, 218;
Dickens at Lausanne in, i. 147;
a revolution in, i. 155, 175;
friends in, i. 157;
Dickens's love for, i. 158;
letters concerning Lausanne in, i. 147, 154, 160, 172, 179
Sympathy, letters of, i. 193, 265, 282, 283, 394
Tagart, Edward, letters to, i. 111, 173
Talfourd, Miss Mary, letter to, i. 51
Talfourd, Mr. Justice, i. 7;
letter to, i. 10
TaΓΌchnitz, Baron, i. 188, 195
Tavistock House, purchase of, i. 240;
letters concerning, i. 259, 261-266
Taxation, Dickens on, i. 218;
of newspapers, i. 273
Telegraph, the dramatic side of the, i. 417
Tennent, Sir James Emerson, i. 298;
letters to, i. 329;
Tenniel, John, i. 241
Theatre, Dickens at the, i. 13;
Phiz's laughter at the, i. 13;
the saloon at Drury Lane, i. 37, 52;
scents of a, i. 96;
story of a, i. 144;
proposal for a national, i. 199;
Theatrical performances of Charles Dickens:
at Montreal, i. 72;
at Miss Kelly's Theatre, i. 134;
"Fortunio" at Tavistock House, i. 376, 381;
"The Lighthouse," i. 377, 394-397;
"The Frozen Deep," i. 414;
before the Queen, i. 239;
and see i. 170, 185, 239, 241, 271, 376, 377, 414;
letters concerning the, i. 141, 143, 144, 146, 181, 192, 196, 224-228, 231, 232, 234, 244, 268, 398, 433, 453, 454, 457, 459, 460
Tomlin, John, letter to, i. 40
Topham, F. W., i. 241, 269
Trollope, Mrs., letters to, i. 80, 397
"Uncle Tom's Cabin," Dickens on, i. 289
Viardot, Madame, letter to, i. 412
"Village Coquettes, The," operetta written by Dickens, i. 5;
and see i. 93
Waistcoat, a wonderful, i. 102;
the loan by Dickens of Macready's, i. 146
War, Dickens on the Russian, i. 379
Ward, E. M., i. 341
Watkins, John, i. 415;
letters to, i. 287
Watson, Hon. R., i. 147, 280;
letter to, i. 159
Watson, Hon. Mrs., i. 147;
and see Letters
Welcome home, a, i. 117
Whewell, Dr., i. 372
White, Rev. James, i. 149, 413;
and see Letters
Wigan, Alfred, i. 429
Wills, W. H., i. 148, 241, 375;
and see Letters
Wilson, Effingham, letter to, i. 199
Yates, Edmund, i. 414, 426;
and see Letters
THE END.
Moore, Tom, i. 163
Morley, Mr., i. 399
Morpeth, Viscount, letters to, i. 92, 146;
and see Carlisle, The Earl of
Mulgrave, Earl of, i. 57
Narrative, i. 1, 4, 6, 17, 28, 36, 53, 57, 85, 94, 134, 147, 169, 185, 204, 213, 239, 271, 296, 341, 376, 413
Nathan, Messrs. H. and L., i. 232, 233, 235
"Nicholas Nickleby," publication of, i. 6;
rewards and punishments of characters in, i. 14;
Dickens at work on, i. 16;
dedication of, i, 26;
the Kenwigs in, i, 25;
Nicknames, Dickens's, of George Cattermole, i. 42, 143;
of his children, i. 76, 126, 170, 322, 338, 453;
nautical, i. 152;
of himself, i. 198, 206, 307, 362;
of Frank Stone, i. 214, 305
Noviomagians, the, i. 272
"Old Curiosity Shop, The," Dickens engaged on, i. 28;
scenes in, described by Dickens for illustration, i. 21, 33-37, 42;
Dickens heartbroken over the story, i. 36, 37, 42
"Oliver Twist," publication of, i. 4;
Organs, street, i. 104
Overs, i. 37, 49
Pardoe, Miss, letter to, i. 73
Paris, Dickens at, i. 130, 131, 147, 157-161, 169, 174, 239, 376, 378, 385-387, 413, 406-425, 430, 431;
house-hunting in, i. 158;
description of Dickens's house in, i. 159;
state of, in 1846, i. 160, 161;
feeling of people of, for Dickens, i. 411;
Parrots, human, i. 87, 121
"Patrician's Daughter, The," prologue to, written by Dickens, i. 55, 77
Paxton, Sir Joseph, i. 446
Phelps, J., i. 366
"Pickwick," origin and publication of, i. 1, 3;
first mention of Jingle, i. 3;
conclusion of, celebrated, i. 5;
the design of the Shepherd in, explained, i. 85, 89
Picnic, a, of the elements, i, 116;
with Eton boys, i. 255, 258
Plessy, Madame, i. 412
Poole, John, i. 298, 317;
letter to, i. 236
"Poor Travellers, The," i. 378;
sale of, i. 379
Portraits of Dickens, by Maclise, i. 18, 23;
by Ary Scheffer, i. 414, 434
Postman, an Albaro, i. 112, 117
Power, Miss, i. 442;
and see Letters
Power, Nelly, i. 443
Press, the, freedom of, i. 49;
in America, i. 97;
taxation of the, i. 274
Procter, Adelaide, i. 341;
letter to, i. 374
Procter, B. W., i. 341;
and see Letters
Publishing system, how to improve the, i. 86
Purse, the power of the, i. 88
Queen, the, Dickens's theatrical performance before, i. 239;
Rae, Dr., i. 373
Readings, Dickens's public, for charities, i. 297, 341, 377
Reform, Dickens speaks on Administrative, i. 377, 399;
association for, i. 399;
Refreshment rooms, i. 424
Regnier, M., i. 298;
and see Letters
Richardson, Samuel, Dickens's opinion of, i. 175
"Rivals, The," a scene from, rewritten, i. 345
Roberts, David, i. 214;
letters to, i. 215, 246, 248, 389
"Robinson Crusoe," Dickens on, i. 443
Robson, F., i. 451
Roche, Dickens's courier, i. 95, 122-126, 139
Russell, Lord John, i. 272;
and see Letters
Sanatorium for art-students, i. 102
Sand, Georges, i. 420
Sandys, William, letter to, i. 178
Saunders, John, i. 341;
letter to, i. 366
Savage, i. 271
Scheffer, Ary, i. 414, 434
Schoolmistress, a Yorkshire, i. 8
Scott, Sir Walter, i. 22, 254
Scribe, Eugène, i. 430, 432
Seaside, the, in wet weather, i. 90
Sea voyage, a, i. 322
Shakespeare, Dickens in room of, i. 13;
Dickens's criticisms of Charles Knight's biography of, i. 152;
and see i. 178
Shower-bath, a perpetual, i. 207
"Sketches," publication of the, i. 1
Smith, H. P., letters to, i. 74, 179, 181
Smith, Sydney, i. 24
Smollett, Dickens on the works of, i. 356
Snevellicci, Miss, in real life, i. 13
Snore, a mighty, i. 158
Songs by Dickens: on Mark Lemon, i. 207;
of "The Wreck" in "The Lighthouse," i. 461
Spencer, Lord, i. 242
Spider, a fearful, i. 180
Spiritualism, Dickens on, i. 350, 397
Stage suggestions, i. 79;
a stage mob, i. 174;
a piece of stage business, i. 156
Stanfield, Clarkson, i. 370, 377, 429, 435, 454;
and see Letters
Steele, Sir Richard, Dickens on Forster's essay on, i. 393
Stone, Arthur, i. 436
Stone, Frank, i. 134, 143, 225, 240;
and see Letters
Stone, Marcus, i. 299;
letters to, i. 340
"Strange Gentleman, The," farce written by Dickens and produced, i. 4;
price of, i. 5;
sent to Macready, i. 16
Strikes, Dickens on, i. 416
Sun, The, letter to editor of, i. 187
Switzerland, the Simplon Pass in, i. 127;
pleasant recollections of, i. 197, 218;
Dickens at Lausanne in, i. 147;
a revolution in, i. 155, 175;
friends in, i. 157;
Dickens's love for, i. 158;
letters concerning Lausanne in, i. 147, 154, 160, 172, 179
Sympathy, letters of, i. 193, 265, 282, 283, 394
Tagart, Edward, letters to, i. 111, 173
Talfourd, Miss Mary, letter to, i. 51
Talfourd, Mr. Justice, i. 7;
letter to, i. 10
TaΓΌchnitz, Baron, i. 188, 195
Tavistock House, purchase of, i. 240;
letters concerning, i. 259, 261-266
Taxation, Dickens on, i. 218;
of newspapers, i. 273
Telegraph, the dramatic side of the, i. 417
Tennent, Sir James Emerson, i. 298;
letters to, i. 329;
Tenniel, John, i. 241
Theatre, Dickens at the, i. 13;
Phiz's laughter at the, i. 13;
the saloon at Drury Lane, i. 37, 52;
scents of a, i. 96;
story of a, i. 144;
proposal for a national, i. 199;
Theatrical performances of Charles Dickens:
at Montreal, i. 72;
at Miss Kelly's Theatre, i. 134;
"Fortunio" at Tavistock House, i. 376, 381;
"The Lighthouse," i. 377, 394-397;
"The Frozen Deep," i. 414;
before the Queen, i. 239;
and see i. 170, 185, 239, 241, 271, 376, 377, 414;
letters concerning the, i. 141, 143, 144, 146, 181, 192, 196, 224-228, 231, 232, 234, 244, 268, 398, 433, 453, 454, 457, 459, 460
Tomlin, John, letter to, i. 40
Topham, F. W., i. 241, 269
Trollope, Mrs., letters to, i. 80, 397
"Uncle Tom's Cabin," Dickens on, i. 289
Viardot, Madame, letter to, i. 412
"Village Coquettes, The," operetta written by Dickens, i. 5;
and see i. 93
Waistcoat, a wonderful, i. 102;
the loan by Dickens of Macready's, i. 146
War, Dickens on the Russian, i. 379
Ward, E. M., i. 341
Watkins, John, i. 415;
letters to, i. 287
Watson, Hon. R., i. 147, 280;
letter to, i. 159
Watson, Hon. Mrs., i. 147;
and see Letters
Welcome home, a, i. 117
Whewell, Dr., i. 372
White, Rev. James, i. 149, 413;
and see Letters
Wigan, Alfred, i. 429
Wills, W. H., i. 148, 241, 375;
and see Letters
Wilson, Effingham, letter to, i. 199
Yates, Edmund, i. 414, 426;
and see Letters
THE END.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] The little dogβa white Havana spanielβwas brought home and renamed, after an incidental character
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