Household Words Issue 7

Household Words Issue 7

by Charles Dickens

11 chapters 2h 43m English 1850

About this book

Household Words was an English weekly magazine edited by Charles Dickens in the 1850s. It took its name from the line in Shakespeare's Henry V: "Familiar in his mouth as household words." The subject matter was varied, including poetry, fiction, non-fiction and opinions. - Summary by LynneT

Chapters (11)

1 The Fire Brigade of London
52:12
2 Poetry in the Bye-Ways
12:03
3 The Miner's Daughters -- A Tale of the Peak in Three Chapters. Chapter II Mill Life
17:36
4 The Uses of Sorrow
1:46
5 From the Raven in the Happy Family
13:01
6 Illustrations of Cheapness -- Eggs
16:11
7 Music in Humble Life
17:51
8 A Paris Newspaper
17:59
9 Lines by Robert Southey
1:25
10 Short Cuts Across the Globe -- The Isthmus of Suez
12:41
11 A Curious Epitaph
1:03

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