Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People

Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People

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Sketches by Boz is a collection of short pieces published by Charles Dickens in 1836 accompanied by illustrations by George Cruikshank. It consists of 56 passages divided into four sections: "Our Parish", "Scenes", "Characters", and "Tales". Of these, only the last contains fiction. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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Our Parish 1: The Beadle, the Parish Engine, the Schoolmaster

Episode 1 · 15:13
Our Parish 2: The Curate, the Old Lady, the Half-Pay Captain

Episode 2 · 16:45
Our Parish 3: The Four Sisters

Episode 3 · 13:21
Our Parish 4: The Election for Beadle

Episode 4 · 28:31
Our Parish 5: The Broker's Man

Episode 5 · 23:26
Our Parish 6: The Ladies' Societies

Episode 6 · 15:38
Our Parish 7: Our Next-Door Neighbor

Episode 7 · 16:55
Scenes 1: The Streets, Morning

Episode 8 · 13:46
Scenes 2: The Streets, Night

Episode 9 · 13:46
Scenes 3: Shops and Their Tenants

Episode 10 · 18:18
Scenes 4: Scotland-Yard

Episode 11 · 18:50
Scenes 5: Seven Dials

Episode 12 · 11:55
Scenes 6: Meditations in Monmouth-Street

Episode 13 · 18:28
Scenes 7: Hackney-Coach Stands

Episode 14 · 10:52
Scenes 8: Doctors' Commons

Episode 15 · 15:05
Scenes 9: London Recreations

Episode 16 · 13:41
Scenes 10: The River

Episode 17 · 17:15
Scenes 11: Astley's

Episode 18 · 17:41
Scenes 12: Greenwich Fair

Episode 19 · 20:38
Scenes 13: Private Theatres

Episode 20 · 16:19
Scenes 14: Vauxhall-Gardens, by Day

Episode 21 · 13:20
Scenes 15: Early Coaches

Episode 22 · 11:49
Scenes 16: Omnibuses

Episode 23 · 10:23
Scenes 17: The Last Driver & the First Omnibus Cad

Episode 24 · 24:50
Scenes 18: A Parliamentary Sketch

Episode 25 · 27:55
Scenes 19: Public Dinners

Episode 26 · 14:47
Scenes 20: The First of May

Episode 27 · 23:49
Scenes 21: Brokers' and Marine Store Shops

Episode 28 · 14:23
Scenes 22: Gin Shops

Episode 29 · 16:12
Scenes 23: Pawnbrokers' Shops

Episode 30 · 21:54
Scenes 24: Criminal Courts

Episode 31 · 11:46
Scenes 25: A Visit to Newgate

Episode 32 · 35:03
Characters 1: Thoughts about People

Episode 33 · 12:38
Characters 2: A Christmas Dinner

Episode 34 · 15:08
Characters 3: The New Year

Episode 35 · 15:49
Characters 4: Miss Evans and the Eagle

Episode 36 · 12:55
Characters 5: The Parlour Orator

Episode 37 · 14:33
Characters 6: The Hospital Patient

Episode 38 · 11:00
Characters 7: The Misplaced Attachment

Episode 39 · 15:43
Characters 8: The Mistaken Milliner

Episode 40 · 19:42
Characters 9: The Dancing Academy

Episode 41 · 15:17
Characters 10: Shabby-Genteel People

Episode 42 · 10:37
Characters 11: Making a Night of It

Episode 43 · 22:14
Characters 12: The Prisoners' Van

Episode 44 · 7:36
Tales 1: The Boarding House, Part 1

Episode 45 · 38:09
Tales 1: The Boarding House, Part 2

Episode 46 · 48:44
Tales 2: Mr. Minns and His Cousin

Episode 47 · 28:04
Tales 3: Sentiment

Episode 48 · 28:10
Tales 4: The Tuggses at Ramsgate

Episode 49 · 1:00:01
Tales 5: Horatio Sparkins

Episode 50 · 47:38
Tales 6: The Black Veil

Episode 51 · 27:48
Tales 7: The Steam Excursion

Episode 52 · 1:04:22
Tales 8: The Great Winglebury Duel

Episode 53 · 50:44
Tales 9: Mrs. Joseph Porter

Episode 54 · 28:37
Tales 10: Mrs. Watkins Tottle, Part 1

Episode 55 · 32:01
Tales 10: Mrs. Watkins Tottle, Part 2a

Episode 56 · 41:03
Tales 10: Mrs. Watkins Tottle, Part 2b

Episode 57 · 14:38
Tales 11: The Bloomsbury Christening

Episode 58 · 36:32
Tales 12: The Drunkard's Death

Episode 59 · 35:25