Project Gutenberg 2024-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 538 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Household words, no. 304, January 19, 1856 : $b A weekly journal $aUnited Kingdom :$bOffice, $c1856. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_Words Carla Foust and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Household Words, No. 304, January 19, 1856" conducted by Charles Dickens is a weekly journal that was published in the mid-19th century. This issue discusses various cultural observations about English society, specifically focusing on the insular attitudes and peculiarities distinctly seen within English customs and practices compared to those of their European counterparts. The text reflects Dickens' critical yet insightful perspectives on societal norms and the impact of insularity on social behavior. The opening of this particular journal delves into the concept of "insularities," identifying how the English tend to exalt their traditions while often dismissing foreign influences as inferior or strange. Dickens explores practical examples such as fashion, societal behaviors, and public decorum to illustrate how these insular beliefs manifest in everyday life. He critiques the tendency to resist embracing new ideas and trends while highlighting the absurdities of rigid adherence to outdated customs, effectively inviting readers to reflect on the broader implications of such attitudes in their own lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240618120921dickens 1856 GB Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English literature -- Periodicals AP Text Category: British Literature Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 172185 2025-07-29T14:21:21.621747 text/html 147363 2024-12-19T10:46:06 text/html 325478 2025-07-29T14:21:25.249713 application/epub+zip 326153 2025-07-29T14:21:22.638738 application/epub+zip 179112 2025-07-29T14:21:22.105726 application/epub+zip 626112 2025-07-29T14:21:27.427706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 615742 2025-07-29T14:21:24.812749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156954 2025-07-29T14:21:21.403738 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136975 2024-12-19T10:46:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15798 2025-07-29T14:21:27.578686 application/rdf+xml 16699 2025-07-29T14:21:22.293702 image/jpeg 2537 2025-07-29T14:21:22.198711 image/jpeg 327849 2025-07-29T14:21:21.640734 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