Project Gutenberg 2008-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 809 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Dickens, Mamie 1838 1896 Dickens, Mary Hogarth, Georgina 1827 1917 The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856 Produced by Susan Skinner, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856" by Charles Dickens is a collection of personal correspondence written in the mid-19th century. This volume provides insights into Dickens's thoughts and experiences as he navigates his early literary career, starting with works like "Pickwick Papers" and "Oliver Twist." Through a combination of letters to family, friends, and business associates, the collection reveals the complexities of Dickens's personal and professional life, illustrating his relationships and the events that shaped his iconic career. The opening portion of this collection sets the stage for Dickens's early years as a budding writer living in London. It includes narrations and letters from the period before the publication of his first major work, detailing his time as a parliamentary reporter, his engagement to Catherine Hogarth, and the beginnings of his literary success. Specifically, Dickens discusses the transformative opportunity presented to him by Chapman and Hall to edit a monthly periodical, leading to the inception of "The Pickwick Papers." The letters provide a fascinating glimpse into his daily life, his relationships, and the gradual emergence of his literary genius, laying the groundwork for the rich narrative that unfolds throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Correspondence PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 1051577 2025-06-10T14:49:33.212145 text/html 1050250 2008-06-20T11:33:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 389932 2008-06-20T11:33:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 425375 2025-06-10T14:50:01.979013 application/epub+zip 447761 2025-06-10T14:49:40.916137 application/epub+zip 416622 2025-06-10T14:49:36.968133 application/epub+zip 821425 2025-06-10T14:50:12.298978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 721127 2025-06-10T14:49:55.410051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 636494 2022-09-12T06:31:08.460851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 845172 2025-06-10T14:49:30.477184 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 844772 2008-06-20T11:33:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 318894 2008-06-20T11:33:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 844784 2008-06-20T11:33:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 318622 2008-06-20T11:33:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22038 2025-06-10T14:50:12.509932 application/rdf+xml 5885 2025-06-10T14:49:37.204108 image/jpeg 1568 2025-06-10T14:49:37.088100 image/jpeg 388262 2025-06-10T14:49:33.313179 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia