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BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES DICKENS: CHAPTER X.
Dickens gives his first public (not paid) readings in December,
1853; was it infra dig. that he should read for money? he
begins his paid readings in April, 1858; reasons for their
success; care bestowed on them by the reader; their
dramatic character; Carlyle's opinion of them; how the
tones of Dickens' voice linger in the memory of one who |
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