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 TWO

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Charles Dickens

PART TWO

CONTENTS

* 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