Household Words Issue 7
Charles Dickens
Play
Length 2 h 44 min
Chapters 11
First published 1850
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
1
The Fire Brigade of London Read by Doug Fajardo 52:12
2
Poetry in the Bye-Ways Read by Elizabeth W 12:03
3
The Miner's Daughters -- A Tale of the Peak in Three Chapters. Chapter II Mill Life Read by Beeswaxcandle 17:36
4
The Uses of Sorrow Read by Larry Wilson 1:46
5
From the Raven in the Happy Family Read by Rita Boutros 13:01
6
Illustrations of Cheapness -- Eggs Read by Luke Harris 16:11
7
Music in Humble Life Read by Elizabeth W 17:51
8
A Paris Newspaper Read by Lynne T 17:59
9
Lines by Robert Southey Read by Luke Harris 1:25
10
Short Cuts Across the Globe -- The Isthmus of Suez Read by Rita Boutros 12:41
11
A Curious Epitaph Read by Stacey Malcolm 1:03
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
