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Sketches by Boz
1833–1836 short story collection by Charles Dickens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sketches by "Boz," Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People (commonly known as Sketches by Boz) is a collection of short pieces Charles Dickens originally published in various newspapers and other periodicals between 1833 and 1836. They were re-issued in book form, under their current title, in February and August 1836, with illustrations by George Cruikshank.
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![]() Frontispiece of the (first series) first edition, February 1836. Illustration by George Cruikshank | |
Author | Charles Dickens ("Boz") |
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Original title | Sketches by "Boz," Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People |
Illustrator | George Cruikshank |
Cover artist | George Cruikshank |
Language | English |
Genre | Sketches |
Published | 1833–1836 in newspapers and periodicals; in 1836 (two series); first one volume edition 1839 |
Publisher | John Macrone, St. James's Square |
Publication place | England |
Followed by | The Pickwick Papers |
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The first complete one volume edition appeared in 1839. The 56 sketches concern London scenes and people, and the whole work is divided into four sections: "Our Parish", "Scenes", "Characters" and "Tales". The material in the first three sections consists of non-narrative pen-portraits, but the last section comprises fictional stories.