Charles Dickens

 PART ONE

 CHAPTER I

 THE DICKENS PERIOD

 CHAPTER II

 THE BOYHOOD OF DICKENS

 CHAPTER III

 THE YOUTH OF DICKENS

 CHAPTER IV

 CHAPTER V

 THE GREAT POPULARITY

 CHAPTER VI

 DICKENS AND AMERICA

 PART TWO

 CHAPTER VII

 DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS

 CHAPTER VIII

 THE TIME OF TRANSITION

 CHAPTER IX

 LATER LIFE AND WORKS

 CHAPTER X

 THE GREAT DICKENS CHARACTERS

 CHAPTER XI

 ON THE ALLEGED OPTIMISM OF DICKENS

 CHAPTER XII

 A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS

PART ONE

CONTENTS

* CHAPTER I THE DICKENS PERIOD * CHAPTER II THE BOYHOOD OF DICKENS * CHAPTER III THE YOUTH OF DICKENS * CHAPTER IV "THE PICKWICK PAPERS" * CHAPTER V THE GREAT POPULARITY * CHAPTER VI DICKENS AND AMERICA