CHARLES DICKENS' WORKS.
A NEW
EDITION.
Among the many editions of the works of this greatest of English Novelists, there has not been until now one that entirely satisfies the public demand.—Without exception, they each have some strong distinctive objection,—either the form and dimensions of the volumes are unhandy—or, the type is small and indistinct—or, the illustrations are unsatisfactory—or, the binding is poor—or, the price is too high.
An entirely new edition is now, however, published by G. W. Carleton & Co., of New York, which, in every respect, completely satisfies the popular demand.—It is known as
"Carleton's New Illustrated Edition."
Complete in 15 Volumes.
The size and form is most convenient for holding,—the type is entirely new, and of a clear and open character that has received the approval of the reading community in other works.
The illustrations are by the original artists chosen by Charles Dickens himself—and the paper, printing, and binding are of an attractive and substantial character.
This beautiful new edition is complete in 15 volumes—at the extremely reasonable price of $1.50 per volume, as follows:—
1.—PICKWICK PAPERS AND CATALOGUE.
2.—OLIVER TWIST.—UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.
3.—DAVID COPPERFIELD.
4.—GREAT EXPECTATIONS—ITALY AND AMERICA.
5.—DOMBEY AND SON.
6.—BARNABY RUDGE AND EDWIN DROOD.
7.—NICHOLAS NICKLEBY.
8.—CURIOSITY SHOP AND MISCELLANEOUS.
9.—BLEAK HOUSE.
10.—LITTLE DORRIT.
11.—MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT.
12.—OUR MUTUAL FRIEND.
13.—CHRISTMAS BOOKS.—TALE OF TWO CITIES.
14.—SKETCHES BY BOZ AND HARD TIMES.
15.—CHILD'S ENGLAND AND MISCELLANEOUS.
The first volume—Pickwick Papers—contains an alphabetical catalogue of all of Charles Dickens' writings, with their exact positions in the volumes.
This edition is sold by Booksellers, everywhere—and single specimen copies will be forwarded by mail, postage free, on receipt of price $1.50 by
G. W. DILLINGHAM, Publisher,
Successor to G. W. CARLETON & CO.,
33 W. 23d St., NEW YORK.
Transcriber's Note:
Minor punctuation errors (e.g. missing or misprinted periods, commas, and quotation marks) and poorly printed letters have been corrected without note. Other than the corrections listed below, all spelling variants have been left as in the original.
The following changes were made to the text:
- Front Matter: EXPRESSMEN to EXPRESSMAN (6.--EXPRESSMAN AND DETECTIVES.)
- p. [21]: smoothy to smoothly (smoothly-shaven face)
- pp. [32], [38], and [45]: Lily to Lilly
- p. [38]: unmanagable to unmanageable (she became almost unmanageable)
- p. [62]: wildet to wildest (the wildest affection)
- p. [68]: wherupon to whereupon (whereupon she had raised)
- p. [78]: Bang's to Bangs's (put in Mr. Bangs's hands)
- p. [94]: povety-stricken to poverty-stricken (and the poverty-stricken hovel)
- p. [106]: Waverly to Waverley (After taking dinner at the Waverley,)
- p. [114]: deshabille to déshabillé (en déshabillé)
- p. [127]: interspering to interspersing (interspersing it with a few)
- p. [153]: role to rôle (she had assumed the rôle)
- p. [158]: removed duplicated "to" (better wife 'n she was to me)
- p. [168]: role to rôle (continue the rôle)
- p. [176]: removed extra "a" ("a this morning's paper" to "this morning's paper")
- p. [278]: havn't to haven't (you haven't found her)
- p. [311]: Evalina to Evalena (upon which Miss Evalena Gray)
- p. [325]: Evelena to Evalena (how Miss Evalena Gray performed)
- pp. [334-335] (Illustration caption), [338] and [341]: Levereaux to Leveraux
- Advertisements (end of book): Agusta to Augusta (Augusta J. Evans' Novels.), Expressmen to Expressman (Expressman and Detectives), "and Detectives" to "as a Detective" (Claude Melnotte as a Detective), Marryatt to Marryat (Wild Oats--Florence Marryat.)