Charitable publication created by Charles Dickens to help the widow and children of John Macrone, publisher, who died 9 Sept 1837. The three volume anthology was published in 1841 by Henry Colburn. Items include a memorandum of agreement between Dickens and Colburn relating to the publication and...
Novel by Charles Dickens serialised in the journal Master Humphrey's Clock from Feb 1841 to Nov 1841, published by Chapman and Hall. By 1840 Dickens wanted to leave Richard Bentley and make Chapman and Hall his sole publishers. These documents relate to the complex negotiations between the three ...
Journal started by Richard Bentley in 1836, Dickens was the first editor and 'Oliver Twist' was serialised in it from Feb 1837 to Apr 1839. The relationship was not harmonious, with Bentley interfering with the editorship and Dickens failing to fulfil some contractual obligations. Dickens resigne...