Household Words
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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
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| The Sickness and Health of the People of Bleaburn Part I Chapter 1 | 19:41 | Read by Nick Autorina | |
| The Sickness and Health of the People of Bleaburn Part 1 Chapter 2 | 23:45 | Read by Brize C | |
| Spring-time in the Court | 2:48 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| The Planet-Watchers of Greenwich | 29:45 | Read by Beeswaxcandle | |
| Swedish Folk Songs -- The Dove on the Lily | 2:12 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| A Walk in a Workhouse | 20:41 | Read by C. H. Rischan | |
| The "Irish Difficulty" solved by Con McNale | 19:16 | Read by Brize C | |
| William Wordsworth | 24:10 | Read by Nick Autorina | |
| Father and Son | 20:09 | Read by Brize C |