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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

CONTENTS

## 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 SKETCHES BY BOZ Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People By Charles Dickens With Illustrations by George Cruickshank and Phiz

CONTENTS

PREFACE

OUR PARISH

## CHAPTER I -THE BEADLE. THE PARISH ENGINE. THE SCHOOLMASTER

## CHAPTER II -THE CURATE. THE OLD LADY. THE HALF-PAY CAPTAIN

## CHAPTER III -THE FOUR SISTERS

## CHAPTER IV -THE ELECTION FOR BEADLE

## CHAPTER V -THE BROKER'S MAN

## CHAPTER VI -THE LADIES' SOCIETIES

## CHAPTER VII -OUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOUR

SCENES

## CHAPTER I -THE STREETS-MORNING

## CHAPTER II -THE STREETS-NIGHT

## CHAPTER III -SHOPS AND THEIR TENANTS

## CHAPTER IV -SCOTLAND-YARD

## CHAPTER V -SEVEN DIALS

## CHAPTER VI -MEDITATIONS IN MONMOUTH-STREET

## CHAPTER VII -HACKNEY-COACH STANDS

## CHAPTER VIII -DOCTORS' COMMONS

## CHAPTER IX -LONDON RECREATIONS

## CHAPTER X -THE RIVER

## CHAPTER XI -ASTLEY'S

## CHAPTER XII -GREENWICH FAIR

## CHAPTER XIII -PRIVATE THEATRES

## CHAPTER XIV -VAUXHALL-GARDENS BY DAY

## CHAPTER XV -EARLY COACHES

## CHAPTER XVI -OMNIBUSES

## CHAPTER XVII -THE LAST CAB-DRIVER, AND THE FIRST OMNIBUS CAD

## CHAPTER XVIII -A PARLIAMENTARY SKETCH

## CHAPTER XIX -PUBLIC DINNERS

## CHAPTER XX -THE FIRST OF MAY

## CHAPTER XXI -BROKERS' AND MARINE-STORE SHOPS

## CHAPTER XXII -GIN-SHOPS

## CHAPTER XXIII -THE PAWNBROKER'S SHOP

## CHAPTER XXIV -CRIMINAL COURTS

## CHAPTER XXV -A VISIT TO NEWGATE

CHARACTERS

## CHAPTER I -THOUGHTS ABOUT PEOPLE

## CHAPTER II -A CHRISTMAS DINNER

## CHAPTER III -THE NEW YEAR

## CHAPTER IV -MISS EVANS AND THE EAGLE

## CHAPTER V -THE PARLOUR ORATOR

## CHAPTER VI -THE HOSPITAL PATIENT

## CHAPTER VII -THE MISPLACED ATTACHMENT OF MR. JOHN DOUNCE

## CHAPTER VIII -THE MISTAKEN MILLINER. A TALE OF AMBITION

## CHAPTER IX -THE DANCING ACADEMY

## CHAPTER X -SHABBY-GENTEEL PEOPLE

## CHAPTER XI -MAKING A NIGHT OF IT

## CHAPTER XII -THE PRISONERS' VAN

TALES

## CHAPTER I -THE BOARDING-HOUSE

CHAPTER THE SECOND.

## CHAPTER II -MR. MINNS AND HIS COUSIN

## CHAPTER III -SENTIMENT

## CHAPTER IV -THE TUGGSES AT RAMSGATE

## CHAPTER V -HORATIO SPARKINS

## CHAPTER VI -THE BLACK VEIL

## CHAPTER VII -THE STEAM EXCURSION

## CHAPTER VIII -THE GREAT WINGLEBURY DUEL

## CHAPTER IX -MRS. JOSEPH PORTER

## CHAPTER X -A PASSAGE IN THE LIFE OF MR. WATKINS TOTTLE

CHAPTER THE FIRST

CHAPTER THE SECOND

## CHAPTER XI -THE BLOOMSBURY CHRISTENING

## CHAPTER XII -THE DRUNKARD'S DEATH

A CHILD'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND

By Charles Dickens

CONTENTS

## 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