Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . els are the Tale of TwoCities, Great Exjjectatious, which is one of his verybest books, and Our Mutual Friend, which, whileas a story it has many faults, yet abounds with thehumor and fancy which are characteristic of Dick-ens. In October, 1869, ^vas begun Edxcin Droodjwhich was published like most of its predecessors,as a serial. Six numbers appeared, and there thestory closed; for on June 9, 1870, Charles Dickensdied, after an illness of but one day, during all ofwhich he \va
Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . els are the Tale of TwoCities, Great Exjjectatious, which is one of his verybest books, and Our Mutual Friend, which, whileas a story it has many faults, yet abounds with thehumor and fancy which are characteristic of Dick-ens. In October, 1869, ^vas begun Edxcin Droodjwhich was published like most of its predecessors,as a serial. Six numbers appeared, and there thestory closed; for on June 9, 1870, Charles Dickensdied, after an illness of but one day, during all ofwhich he \vas unconscious. His family desired to have him buried near hishome, the Gads Hill which he had admired fromhis childhood and had purchased in his manhood;but the general wish w-as that he should be laid inWestminster Abbey, and to this wish his family feltthat it would be wrong to object. For days therewere cro\vds of mourners about the grave, sheddingtears, scattering flowers, testifying to the depth ofaffection they had felt for the man who had giventhem so many happy hours. A CHRISTMAS CAROL By Charles Dickens. STAVE ONE Marleys Ghost ARLEY was dead: to begin is no doubt whatever about register of his burial was signedby the clergyman, the clerk, the under-taker, and the chief mourner. Scroogesigned it: and Scrooges name was goodupon Change, for anything he chose toput his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as adoor-nail. JNIind! I dont mean to say that I know, of myown knowledge, what there is particularly deadabout a door-nail. I might have been inclined, my-self, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece ofironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of ourancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed handsshall not disturb it, or the Countrys done for. Youwill therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically,that Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Scrooge knew he was dead? Of course he could it be otherwise? Scrooge and he werepartners for I dont know h
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