Household Words

Issue 6

English · 1850 · 2h 42m · Essays & Short Works, Anthologies, Poetry

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 topics ranged widely and included fiction, non-fiction and poetry. - Summary by LynneT

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The Heart of Mid-London	30:36
The Miner's Daughters -- A Tale of the Peak In Three Chapters. Chapter 1.The Child's Tragedy	31:52
New Life and Old Learning	11:10
The Railway Station	4:46
The Brown Hat	16:01
Alchemy and Gunpowder	30:03
A Good Plain Cook	11:42
Two-Handed Dick the Stockman. An Adventure in the Bush.	25:50