THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB

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IN COLOUR
“Gentlemen, what does this mean? ‘Chops and Tomato sauce. Yours, Pickwick’”	Frontispiece
A face, head, and shoulders, emerged from beneath the water, and disclosed the features and spectacles of Mr. Pickwick	Facing page 22
“A what!” asked Mr. Weller, apparently horror-stricken by the word. “A Walentine,” replied Sam	„	64
Mr. Winkle took to his heels and tore round the Crescent	„	134
And here, to the great horror of Mr. John Smauker, Sam Weller began to whistle	„	138
“Lor’, do adun, Mr. Weller!”	„	170
The cavalcade gave three tremendous cheers	„	244
“I drove the old piebald”	„	264
He felled Mr. Benjamin Allen to the ground	„	310
It was a beautiful and exhilarating sight to see the red-nosed man writhing in Mr. Weller’s grasp	„	386
The admiration of numerous elderly ladies of single condition	„	454

IN TEXT
	PAGE
Heading to Chapter I	1
Heading to Chapter II	12
“Now then, sir,” said Sam, “off vith you, and show ’em how to do it”	18
Went slowly and gravely down the slide	21
Heading to Chapter III	26
Heading to Chapter IV	43
“If you’ll have the kindness to settle that little bill of mine I’ll thank you”	46
Heading to Chapter V	59
“Is there anybody here, named Sam?”	60
Heading to Chapter VI	78
Heading to Chapter VII	105
“Do you do anything in this way, sir?” inquired the tall footman	117
Heading to Chapter VIII	123
Heading to Chapter IX	136
Heading to Chapter X	151
“You’ve been stopping to over all the posts in Bristol”	156
Heading to Chapter XI	167
Heading to Chapter XII	184
“Take your hat off”	187
Heading to Chapter XIII	199
“Come on—both of you”	209
Heading to Chapter XIV	214
Heading to Chapter XV	230
After a violent struggle, released his head and face	236
Heading to Chapter XVI	246
Heading to Chapter XVII	261
Heading to Chapter XVIII	280
A shabby man in black leggings	287
Heading to Chapter XIX	292
Heading to Chapter XX	305
Heading to Chapter XXI	320
“My uncle gave a loud stamp on the boot in the energy of the moment”	338
Heading to Chapter XXII	340
Mr. Winkle senior	352
Heading to Chapter XXIII	357
Heading to Chapter XXIV	374
Heading to Chapter XXV	387
Heading to Chapter XXVI	402
His jolly red face shining with smiles and health	404
Pointed with his thumb over his shoulder	416
Heading to Chapter XXVII	420
A cold collation of an Abernethy biscuit and a saveloy	423
Heading to Chapter XXVIII	434
A little old gentleman in a suit of snuff-coloured clothes	444
Dismissed him with a harmless but ceremonious kick	448
Heading to Chapter XXIX	449
“The happiness of young people,” said Mr. Pickwick, a little moved, “has ever been the chief pleasure of my life”	451
Exchanged his old costume for the ordinary dress of Englishmen	455
Tailpiece to Chapter XXIX	457

A CHILD’S HISTORY OF ENGLAND

By Charles Dickens


CHAPTER I	ANCIENT ENGLAND AND THE ROMANS
CHAPTER II	ANCIENT ENGLAND UNDER THE EARLY SAXONS
CHAPTER III	ENGLAND UNDER THE GOOD SAXON, ALFRED
CHAPTER IV	ENGLAND UNDER ATHELSTAN AND THE SIX BOY-KINGS
CHAPTER V	ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE
CHAPTER VI	ENGLAND UNDER HAROLD HAREFOOT, HARDICANUTE, AND EDWARD THE
CHAPTER VII	ENGLAND UNDER HAROLD THE SECOND, AND CONQUERED BY THE
CHAPTER VIII	ENGLAND UNDER WILLIAM THE FIRST, THE NORMAN CONQUEROR
CHAPTER IX	ENGLAND UNDER WILLIAM THE SECOND, CALLED RUFUS
CHAPTER X	ENGLAND UNDER HENRY THE FIRST, CALLED FINE-SCHOLAR
CHAPTER XI	ENGLAND UNDER MATILDA AND STEPHEN
CHAPTER XII	ENGLAND UNDER HENRY THE SECOND PART THE FIRST
CHAPTER XIII	ENGLAND UNDER RICHARD THE FIRST, CALLED THE LION-HEART
CHAPTER XIV	ENGLAND UNDER KING JOHN, CALLED LACKLAND
CHAPTER XV	ENGLAND UNDER HENRY THE THIRD, CALLED, OF WINCHESTER
CHAPTER XVI	ENGLAND UNDER EDWARD THE FIRST, CALLED LONGSHANKS
CHAPTER XVII	ENGLAND UNDER EDWARD THE SECOND
CHAPTER XVIII	ENGLAND UNDER EDWARD THE THIRD
CHAPTER XIX	ENGLAND UNDER RICHARD THE SECOND
CHAPTER XX	ENGLAND UNDER HENRY THE FOURTH, CALLED BOLINGBROKE
CHAPTER XXI	ENGLAND UNDER HENRY THE FIFTH FIRST PART
CHAPTER XXII	ENGLAND UNDER HENRY THE SIXTH PART THE FIRST
CHAPTER XXIII	ENGLAND UNDER EDWARD THE FOURTH
CHAPTER XXIV	ENGLAND UNDER EDWARD THE FIFTH
CHAPTER XXV	ENGLAND UNDER RICHARD THE THIRD
CHAPTER XXVI	ENGLAND UNDER HENRY THE SEVENTH
CHAPTER XXVII	ENGLAND UNDER HENRY THE EIGHTH, CALLED BLUFF KING HAL AND
CHAPTER XXVIII	ENGLAND UNDER HENRY THE EIGHTH PART THE SECOND
CHAPTER XXIX	ENGLAND UNDER EDWARD THE SIXTH
CHAPTER XXX	ENGLAND UNDER MARY
CHAPTER XXXI	ENGLAND UNDER ELIZABETH
CHAPTER XXXII	ENGLAND UNDER JAMES THE FIRST
CHAPTER XXXIII	ENGLAND UNDER CHARLES THE FIRST
CHAPTER XXXIV	ENGLAND UNDER OLIVER CROMWELL
CHAPTER XXXV	ENGLAND UNDER CHARLES THE SECOND, CALLED THE MERRY MONARCH
CHAPTER XXXVI	ENGLAND UNDER JAMES THE SECOND
CHAPTER XXXVII

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