Household Words
Issue 15
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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 Old Lady in Threadneedle Street | 35:26 | Read by Nick Autorina | |
| The Serf of Pobereze | 53:28 | Read by Nick Autorina | |
| A Stroll by Starlight | 6:11 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| Chips | 1:22 | Read by Stacey Malcolm | |
| Destruction of Parish Registers | 5:08 | Read by Patty H | |
| From Mr. T. Oldcastle Concerning The Coal Exchange | 3:06 | Read by Winnifred Assmann | |
| New Shoes | 4:19 | Read by Brize C | |
| The Modern "Officer's" Progress -- III -- The Catastrophe | 22:09 | Read by Beeswaxcandle | |
| How to Spend a Summer Holiday | 14:56 | Read by BettyB | |
| Christopher Shrimble on "The Decline of England" | 14:46 | Read by Winnifred Assmann |