A tale of two citiesTicknor and Fields, 1866 |
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Charles Dickens. THIS TALE IS INSCRIBED TO THE EARL RUSSELL , IN REMEMBRANCE OF MANY PUBLIC SERVICES AND PRIVATE KINDNESSES . PREFACE . WHEN I was acting , with my children.
Charles Dickens. THIS TALE IS INSCRIBED TO THE EARL RUSSELL , IN REMEMBRANCE OF MANY PUBLIC SERVICES AND PRIVATE KINDNESSES . PREFACE . WHEN I was acting , with my children.
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Charles Dickens. PREFACE . WHEN I was acting , with my children and friends , in Mr. WILKIE COLLINS's drama of The Frozen Deep , I first con- ceived the main idea of this story . A strong desire was upon me then , to embody it in my own ...
Charles Dickens. PREFACE . WHEN I was acting , with my children and friends , in Mr. WILKIE COLLINS's drama of The Frozen Deep , I first con- ceived the main idea of this story . A strong desire was upon me then , to embody it in my own ...
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... child whom he had held in his arms on the passage across that very Channel , one cold time , when the hail drifted heavily and the sea ran high . The likeness passed away , say , like a breath along the surface of the gaunt pier - glass ...
... child whom he had held in his arms on the passage across that very Channel , one cold time , when the hail drifted heavily and the sea ran high . The likeness passed away , say , like a breath along the surface of the gaunt pier - glass ...
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... child was born- " " The little child was a daughter , sir . " “ A daughter . A - a - matter of business - don't be dis- tressed . Miss , if the poor lady had suffered so intensely before her little child was born , that she came to the ...
... child was born- " " The little child was a daughter , sir . " “ A daughter . A - a - matter of business - don't be dis- tressed . Miss , if the poor lady had suffered so intensely before her little child was born , that she came to the ...
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... children - resounded in the street while this wine - game lasted . There was little roughness in the sport , and much playfulness . There was a special companion- ship in it , an observable inclination on the part 26 A TALE OF TWO ...
... children - resounded in the street while this wine - game lasted . There was little roughness in the sport , and much playfulness . There was a special companion- ship in it , an observable inclination on the part 26 A TALE OF TWO ...
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