[92]In 1898 the Birthplace Visitors’ Books for May, 1821, to September, 1848, in which are preserved the autographs of Sir Walter Scott, Dickens, Washington Irving, and a host of celebrities, were sold at Sotheby’s auction-rooms, the four volumes realizing £56.
[93]“The Letters of Charles Dickens.”
[94]“The Letters of Charles Dickens.”
[95]I.e., an infant phenomenon, à la Crummles in “Nicholas Nickleby.”
[96]“The Letters of Charles Dickens.” The reference to “the Miss Snevellicci business” is an allusion to the theatrical incident in “Nicholas Nickleby,” chap. xxiv.
[97]The diary records, under date October 29, 1838: “Hatfield expenses on Saturday, £1 12s.”
[98]Christmas number of All the Year Round, 1863.
[99]“The Poor Man and his Beer” in All the Year Round, April 30, 1859.
[100]The Christmas number of All the Year Round, 1861.
[101]“Travelling Abroad.”