Sketches by Boz
Subtitle: illustrative of every-day life and every-day people
By: by Charles Dickens ; with forty-three illustrations by Cruikshank and 'Phiz'
Series: The works of Charles Dickens
Publisher: Chapman and Hall; Oxford University Press
Published: 1910
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 786
Subjects: Fiction; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
Description: 'Sketches by "Boz" ; Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People '(commonly known as 'Sketches by Boz') is a collection of short pieces published by Charles Dickens in 1836 accompanied by illustrations by George Cruikshank. The 56 sketches concern London scenes and people and are divided into four sections: "Our Parish", "Scenes", "Characters", and "Tales"". The material in the first three of these sections is non-fiction. The last section comprises fictional stories. Originally, the sketches were published in various newspapers and periodicals from 1833-1836.