[15] “Master Humphrey’s Clock,” Vol. I. p. 72.
[18a] “Master Humphrey’s Clock,” Vol. I., pp. 98, 99.
[18b] June 25, 1841.
[24] Kate Field.
[26] Evenings of a Working Man, by John Overs, with a Preface relative to the Author, by Charles Dickens. London: Newby, 1844.
[27] Bentley’s Miscellany, edited by Mr. Dickens during the years 1837–38.
[28] Dr. Elliotson.
[29] We are told that Overs did not live long after the publication of his little book: “the malady under which he was labouring, terminated fatally the following October.”
[30] Fraser’s Magazine, July, 1844.
[31] These five volumes were all gracefully illustrated by John Leech, Daniel Maclise, Clarkson Stanfield, Sir Edwin Landseer, Richard Doyle, and others; and a set of the original issue is now much sought after, and not easily met with.