Household Words
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Household Words was an English weekly magazine edited by Charles Dickens in the 1850s. It took its name from the line in Shakespeare's Henry V: "Familiar in his mouth as household words." The subject matter was varied, including poetry, fiction, non-fiction and opinions. - Summary by LynneT
Chapters
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| The Fire Brigade of London | 52:12 | Read by Doug Fajardo | |
| Poetry in the Bye-Ways | 12:03 | Read by Elizabeth W | |
| The Miner's Daughters -- A Tale of the Peak in Three Chapters. Chapter II Mill Life | 17:36 | Read by Beeswaxcandle | |
| The Uses of Sorrow | 1:46 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| From the Raven in the Happy Family | 13:01 | Read by Rita Boutros | |
| Illustrations of Cheapness -- Eggs | 16:11 | Read by Luke Harris | |
| Music in Humble Life | 17:51 | Read by Elizabeth W | |
| A Paris Newspaper | 17:59 | Read by Lynne T | |
| Lines by Robert Southey | 1:25 | Read by Luke Harris | |
| Short Cuts Across the Globe -- The Isthmus of Suez | 12:41 | Read by Rita Boutros | |
| A Curious Epitaph | 1:03 | Read by Stacey Malcolm |