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 Sunday Screw | 22:23 | Read by Lynne T | |
| The Young Advocate | 32:51 | Read by Nick Autorina | |
| Earth's Harvests | 2:09 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| "The Devil's Acre" | 28:09 | Read by Nick Autorina | |
| "Press On" | 2:32 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| Address from an Undertaker to the Trade (Strictly Confidential) | 18:40 | Read by Brize C | |
| The Two Sacks | 1:00 | Read by Larry Wilson | |
| The Modern "Officer's" Progress -- I: Joining the Regiment | 18:44 | Read by Beeswaxcandle | |
| Pictures of Life in Australia | 23:20 | Read by docdlmartin | |
| Ebenezer Elliott | 22:22 | Read by Kate Follis |