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Summary: This book is an absolute scream!
Review: Very humorous. I did much laughing out loud.I found this in a 2nd hand store (1875; 1st US edition), and it is a complete howl! I like reading old books, but I hadn't read much Dickens. The personality sketches, 2-3 pages each, do help us understand people of that era, and, with a little cultural translating for the norms of the day, I recognized people I know in them today! I'm sure someone soon will publish this book at an affordable price. It would absolutely sell! Also included in the book are drawings by (I'm guessing Dickens' pal) Charles Welsh. I believe they are cartoons of their day. They are mildly amusing, but the book wouldn't lose anything without them.
Rating:
Summary: This book is an absolute scream!
Review: Very humorous. I did much laughing out loud. I found this in a 2nd hand store (1875; 1st US edition), and it is a complete howl! I like reading old books, but I hadn't read much Dickens. The personality sketches, 2-3 pages each, do help us understand people of that era, and, with a little cultural translating for the norms of the day, I recognized people I know in them today! I'm sure someone soon will publish this book at an affordable price. It would absolutely sell! Also included in the book are drawings by (I'm guessing Dickens' pal) Charles Welsh. I believe they are cartoons of their day. They are mildly amusing, but the book wouldn't lose anything without them.
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