Project Gutenberg 1997-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 270 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Sunday Under Three Heads As it is -- As Sabbath bills would make it -- As it might be made. Transcribed from the 1905 Chapman & Hall edition (_The Works of Charles Dickens_, volume 28) by David Price "Sunday Under Three Heads" by Charles Dickens is a social commentary published in the early Victorian period. This work is a satirical essay examining the societal attitudes toward Sunday leisure activities among the lower classes in England, challenging the moralistic views of the time regarding rest and recreation. Dickens argues that the efforts to impose strict Sabbath laws on the working class stem from a misunderstanding of their need for relaxation and enjoyment after a week of hard labor. In this book, Dickens presents a vivid depiction of Sunday life in London, contrasting the innocent joy of the working class seeking leisure with the hypocritical piety of the upper classes and the fanatical attitudes of certain religious figures. Through three distinct sections, he highlights the stark differences between the joy experienced by the poorer classes on their day off and the austere, often joyless atmosphere cultivated by the law and societal expectations. Dickens emphasizes the importance of allowing all individuals the right to enjoy their free time without unnecessary moral judgment, arguing for a more compassionate understanding of human nature and the need for joy in life. His advocacy for the acceptance of Sunday leisure serves as a criticism of the rigid and often oppressive nature of contemporary societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Sunday BV Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 94615 2025-08-01T07:49:28.444438 text/html 90864 2015-01-04T13:16:50 text/html 282672 2015-01-04T13:20:16 text/html application/zip 290354 2025-08-01T07:49:30.619435 application/epub+zip 288618 2025-08-01T07:49:28.924461 application/epub+zip 75152 2025-08-01T07:49:28.662437 application/epub+zip 326711 2025-08-01T07:49:32.045433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315785 2025-08-01T07:49:30.346444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102745 2022-09-01T08:45:48.115180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86286 2025-08-01T07:49:28.314431 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86376 2015-01-04T13:16:17 text/plain; charset=utf-8 33743 2015-01-04T13:20:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18812 2025-08-01T07:49:32.202407 application/rdf+xml 9008 2025-08-01T07:49:28.739431 image/jpeg 1996 2025-08-01T07:49:28.701448 image/jpeg 284891 2025-08-01T07:49:28.460511 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