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In an effort to provide a potential resource for the 2018 Dickens Universe conference, we’ve made this incomplete stack available to the public. The individual parts of five serial novels that ran concurrently with Little Dorrit are now available, below. We have added links to several volume-form novels and other significant publications that were published in 1855-1857, but still have more to add. Please continue to check back for additions.
Works Appearing in Volume Form & Other Notable Publications
January, 1855
The Warden, Anthony Trollope (3 volumes).* (Librivox audio of The Warden.)
June, 1855
Westward Ho!, Charles Kingsley. (Westward Ho! at Project Gutenberg but no Librivox audio for Westward Ho!)
July, 1855
Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman (poetry collection). (Leaves of Grass at Project Gutenberg and Librivox audio of Leaves of Grass.)
November, 1855
The Song of Hiawatha, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (epic poem). (Song of Hiawatha at Project Gutenberg and Librivox audio of The Song of Hiawatha.)
February, 1856
The Daisy Chain, Charlotte M. Yonge. (The Daisy Chain on Project Gutenberg but no Librivox audio available.)
May, 1856
John Halifax, Gentleman, Dinah Mulock Craik. Link to volume 1. Link to volume 2. Link to volume 3. (John Halifax at Project Gutenberg and Librivox audio of John Halifax, Gentleman.)
June, 1856
The Sorrows of Gentility, Geraldine Jewsbury. (No Librivox audio available.)
October, 1856
Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert, begins serialization in France. (First English translations appear in 1886). Links to volume 34 and volume 35 of La Revue de Paris containing the serial parts of the novel. Link to 1857 volume form in French. (Madame Bovary at Project Gutenberg and Librivox audio for Madame Bovary in French.)
Râs Mâlâ: Hindoo Annals of the Province of Goozerat, in Western India, Alexander Kinloch Forbes. Link to volume 1. Link to volume 2. (No Librivox audio available.)
November, 1856
Aurora Leigh, Elizabeth Barrett Browning (epic poem). (Aurora Leigh at Project Gutenberg but no Librivox audio available.)
January, 1857
The Frozen Deep, Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens (play).* (The Frozen Deep at Project Gutenberg and Librivox audio for The Frozen Deep.)
*Link goes to a later 1874 volume of Wilkie Collins’s stories, since we were unable to locate an original edition of the play script.
April, 1857
The Life of Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell (2 volumes). Link to volume 1. Link to volume 2. (Volume 1 and volume 2 at Project Gutenberg and Librivox audio for volume 1 and volume 2 of The Life of Charlotte Brontë.)
May, 1857
Barchester Towers, Anthony Trollope (2 volumes).* Link to volume 1. Link to volume 2. (Barchester Towers at Project Gutenberg and Librivox audio for Barchester Towers.)
Tom Brown’s School Days, Thomas Hughes. (Tom Brown’s School Days at Project Gutenberg and Librivox audio for Tom Brown’s School Days.)
June, 1857
The Professor, Charlotte Brontë (2 volumes). (The Professor at Project Gutenberg and Librivox audio for The Professor.)
November, 1857
Omphalos: An Attempt to Untie the Geological Knot, Philip Henry Gosse. (Omphalos at Project Gutenberg but no Librivox audio for Omphalos.)
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, David Livingstone. (Missionary Travels at Project Gutenberg but no Librivox audio for Missionary Travels.)
Web Editor's Notes on 1855-1857
Note on The Newcomes: Originally published in monthly part-issue installments. We are in the process of securing access to a collection that contains the original part issues, but until that process is complete, we have linked to a facsimile of the original three-volume edition. There is no Librivox audio available for this text.
Note on North and South: Chapter 44 of the serial version of North and South was rewritten for the volume edition. Chapters 45, 46, 47, 48, and 50 were added to the volume edition and did not appear in the serialized version in Household Words. We have used the volume-form chapter numeration here to prevent confusion about which chapters were added and which were original.
Note on The Warden: We were unable to locate a facsimile of the original 1855 edition, so we have linked to a later 1857 edition.
Note on A Rogue’s Life: The Project Gutenberg text was taken from a reprint in 1879, over 20 years after the original publication, and therefore contains some revisions. There is no Librivox audio for A Rogue’s Life.
Note on The Dead Secret: The Project Gutenberg text was taken from a reprint in 1874, over 20 years after the original publication, and therefore contains some revisions. The Gutenberg text will not allow linking to separate chapters, so we have included a link to the entire text for each installment. The original text in Household Words does not separate the chapters into “books” the way the volume-form version does, but we have preserved the volume-form chapter delineations to avoid confusion, since the Librivox and Gutenberg texts use the volume delineations.
Note on The Frozen Deep: We were unable to locate an original edition of the play script, so we have linked to a later 1874 volume of Wilkie Collins’s stories.
Note on Barchester Towers: Hathi Trust only hosts volume 1 of the original 1857 edition, and we were unable to find volume 2 of the original edition elsewhere. Therefore, we’ve linked to volume 2 of a later, 1859 edition.
Note on What Will He Do With It?: We were unable to locate a facsimile of this title in the original Blackwood’s part-issues. Instead, we have linked to a biannual compendium of Blackwood’s. There is no Librivox audio for this title.
STACKS OF SERIAL NOVELS: 1855-1857
PARTS BY MONTH AND YEAR
1853
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
1854
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
The Newcomes
Chapters 21, 22, and 23 at Hathi Trust*
Chapters 21, 22, and 23 at Project Gutenberg
*See Web Editor’s Note
Hard Times
April 1: Chapters 1, 2, and 3 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 1, 2, and 3
April 8: Chapters 4 and 5 at Project Boz
Librivox auido for Chapters 4 and 5
April 15: Chapter 6 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapter 6
April 22: Chapters 7 and 8 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 7 and 8
April 29: Chapters 9 and 10 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 9 and 10
Full text at Project Gutenberg
MAY
The Newcomes
Chapters 24, 25, and 26 at Hathi Trust*
Chapters 24, 25, and 26 at Project Gutenberg
*See Web Editor’s Note
Hard Times
May 6: Chapters 11 and 12 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 11 and 12
May 13: Chapters 13 and 14 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 13 and 14
May 20: Chapters 15 and 16 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 15 and 16
May 27: Chapter 17 at Project Boz*
Librivox audio for Chapter 17*
Full text at Project Gutenberg
*Beginning of Book 2 in the volume edition.
JUNE
The Newcomes
Chapters 27, 28, and 29 at Hathi Trust*
Chapters 27, 28, and 29 at Project Gutenberg
*See Web Editor’s Note
Hard Times
June 3: Chapters 18 and 19 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 18 and 19
June 10: Chapters 20 and 21 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 20 and 21
June 17: Chapter 22 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapter 22
June 24: Chapter 23 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapter 23
Full text at Project Gutenberg
JULY
The Newcomes
Chapters 30, 31, and 32 at Hathi Trust*
Chapters 30, 31, and 32 at Project Gutenberg
*See Web Editor’s Note
Hard Times
July 1: Chapter 24 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapter 24
July 8: Chapters 25 and 26 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 25 and 26
July 15: Chapters 27 and 28 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 27 and 28
July 22: Chapters 29 and 30 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 29 and 30
July 29: Chapters 31 and 32 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 31 and 32
Full text at Project Gutenberg
AUGUST
The Newcomes
Chapters 33, 34, and 35 at Hathi Trust*
Chapters 33, 34, and 35 at Project Gutenberg
*See Web Editor’s Note
Hard Times
August 5: Chapters 33 and 34 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 33 and 34
August 12: Chapters 35, 36, and 37 at Project Boz
Librivox audio for Chapters 35, 36, and 37
Full text at Project Gutenberg
SEPTEMBER
The Newcomes
Chapters 36, 37, and 38 at Hathi Trust*
Chapters 36, 37, and 38 at Project Gutenberg
*See Web Editor’s Note
North and South
September 2: Chapters 1 and 2 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 1 and 2 at Project Gutenberg
September 9: Chapters 3 and 4 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 3 and 4 at Project Gutenberg
September 16: Chapter 5 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapter 5 at Project Gutenberg
September 23: Chapters 6 and 7 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 6 and 7 at Project Gutenberg
September 30: Chapters 8 and 9 at Dickens Journals Online
OCTOBER
The Newcomes
Chapters 39, 40, and 41 at Hathi Trust*
Chapters 39, 40, and 41 at Project Gutenberg
*See Web Editor’s Note
North and South
October 7: Chapters 10 and 11 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 10 and 11 at Project Gutenberg
October 14: Chapters 12 and 13 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 12 and 13 at Project Gutenberg
October 21: Chapters 14 and 15 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 14 and 15 at Project Gutenberg
October 28: Chapters 16 and 17 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 16 and 17 at Project Gutenberg
Librivox audio for Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17
NOVEMBER
The Newcomes
Chapters 42, 43, and 44 at Hathi Trust*
Chapters 42, 43, and 44 at Project Gutenberg
*See Web Editor’s Note
North and South
November 4: Chapters 18 and 19 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 18 and 19 at Project Gutenberg
November 11: Chapters 20 and 21 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 20 and 21 at Project Gutenberg
November 18: Chapters 22 and 23 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 22 and 23 at Project Gutenberg
November 25: Chapters 24, 25, and 26 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 24, 25, and 26 at Project Gutenberg
Librivox audio for Chapters 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26
DECEMBER
The Newcomes
Chapters 45, 46, and 47 at Hathi Trust*
Chapters 45, 46, and 47 at Project Gutenberg
*See Wed Editor’s Note
North and South
December 2: Chapters 27 and 28 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 27 and 28 at Project Gutenberg
December 9: Chapters 29 and 30 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 29 and 30 at Project Gutenberg
December 16: Chapters 31, 32, and 33 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 31, 32 and 33 at Project Gutenberg
December 23: Chapters 34 and 35 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 34 and 35 at Project Gutenberg
December 30: Chapters 36 and 37 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 36 and 37 at Project Gutenberg
Librivox audio for Chapters 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37
1855
JANUARY
The Newcomes
Chapters 48, 49, 50, and 51 at Hathi Trust*
Chapters 48, 49, 50, and 51 at Project Gutenberg
*See Web Editor’s Note
North and South
January 6: Chapters 38 and 39 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 38 and 39 at Project Gutenberg
January 13: Chapters 40 and 41 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 40 and 41 at Project Gutenberg
January 20: Chapters 42, 43, and 44* at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 42, 43, and 44 at Project Gutenberg
January 27: Chapters 49, 51, and 52* at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters [45, 46, 47, 48,] 49, [50,] 51, and 52
Librivox audio for Chapters 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, [45, 46, 47, 48], 49, [50], 51, and 52
* See our web editor’s note, above
The Spendthrift
Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 at Hathi Trust
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
NOVEMBER
The Spendthrift
DECEMBER
The Spendthrift
Chapters 16, 17, 18, and 19 at Hathi Trust
Little Dorrit
Book 1, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 at Project Boz*
Book 1, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 at Project Gutenberg
Librivox audio for Book 1, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4
* The Internet Archive scan of Little Dorrit issue 1 is mislabeled, so for the first serial part of this novel, we have only linked to the Project Boz text. Project Boz also hosts all the original serial parts of this novel, but the size of its files makes downloading/viewing slow, so we have linked to the Internet Archive facsimiles where possible.
1856
JANUARY
The Spendthrift
Chapters 20, 21, and 22 at Hathi Trust
Little Dorrit
Book 1, Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8 at the Internet Archive
Book 1, Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8 at Project Gutenberg
FEBRUARY
The Spendthrift
Little Dorrit
Book 1, Chapters 9, 10, and 11 at the Internet Archive
Book 1, Chapters 9, 10, and 11 at Project Gutenberg
MARCH
The Spendthrift
Chapters 24 and 25 at Hathi Trust
Little Dorrit
Book 1, Chapters 12, 13, and 14 at the Internet Archive
Book 1, Chapters 12, 13, and 14 at Project Gutenberg
Librivox audio for Book 1, Chapters 12, 13, and 14
A Rogue’s Life
March 1: Chapters 1, 2, and 3 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 1, 2, and 3 at Project Gutenberg*
March 8: Chapters 4, 5, and 6 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 4, 5, and 6 at Project Gutenberg*
March 15: Chapters 7, 8, and 9 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 7, 8, and 9 at Project Gutenberg*
March 22: Chapters 10, 11, and 12 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 10, 11, and 12 at Project Gutenberg*
March 29: Chapters 13, 14, 15, and 16 at Dickens Journals Online
Chapters 13, 14, 15, and 16 at Project Gutenberg*
APRIL
The Spendthrift
Little Dorrit
Book 1, Chapters 15, 16, 17, and 18 at the Internet Archive
Book 1, Chapters 15, 16, 17, and 18 at Project Gutenberg
MAY
The Spendthrift
Chapters 27, 28, and 29 at Hathi Trust
Little Dorrit
Book 1, Chapters 19, 20, 21, and 22 at the Internet Archive
Book 1, Chapters 19, 20, 21, and 22 at Project Gutenberg
JUNE
Little Dorrit
Book 1, Chapters 23, 24, and 25 at the Internet Archive
Book 1, Chapters 23, 24, and 25 at Project Gutenberg
JULY
The Spendthrift
Chapters 30 and 31 at Hathi Trust
Little Dorrit
Book 1, Chapters 26, 27, 28, and 29 at the Internet Archive
Book 1, Chapters 26, 27, 28, and 29 at Project Gutenberg
AUGUST
The Spendthrift
Chapters 32, 33, 34, and 35 at Hathi Trust
Little Dorrit
Book 1, Chapters 30, 31, and 32 at the Internet Archive
Book 1, Chapters 30, 31, and 32 at Project Gutenberg
SEPTEMBER
The Spendthrift
Chapters 36, 37, and 38 at Hathi Trust
Little Dorrit
Book 1, Chapters 33, 34, 35, and 36 at the Internet Archive
Book 1, Chapters 33, 34, 35, and 36 at Project Gutenberg
OCTOBER
The Spendthrift
Chapters 39, 40, and 41 at Hathi Trust
Little Dorrit
Book 2, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 at the Internet Archive
Book 2, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 at Project Gutenberg
NOVEMBER
The Spendthrift
Chapters 42, 43, and 44 at Hathi Trust
Little Dorrit
Book 2, Chapters 5, 6, and 7 at the Internet Archive
Book 2, Chapters 5, 6, and 7 at Project Gutenberg
DECEMBER
The Spendthrift
Chapters 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, and 50 at Hathi Trust
Little Dorrit
Book 2, Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11 at the Internet Archive
Book 2, Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11 at Project Gutenberg
1857
JANUARY
The Spendthrift
Chapters 51 and 52 at Hathi Trust
Little Dorrit
Book 2, Chapters 12, 13, and 14 at the Internet Archive
Book 2, Chapters 12, 13, and 14 at Project Gutenberg
Librivox audio for Book 2, Chapters 12, 13, and 14
The Dead Secret
Full text on Project Gutenberg*
January 3: Book 1, Chapter 1 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 1, Chapter 1
January 10: Book 1, Chapters 2 and 3 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 1, Chapters 2 and 3
January 17: Book 2, Chapter 1 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 2, Chapter 1
January 24: Book 2, Chapter 2 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 2, Chapter 2
January 31: Book 2, Chapter 3 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 2, Chapter 3
FEBRUARY
Little Dorrit
Book 2, Chapters 15, 16, 17, and 18 at the Internet Archive
Book 2, Chapters 15, 16, 17, and 18 at Project Gutenberg
Librivox audio for Book 2, Chapters 15, 16, 17, and 18
The Dead Secret
Full text on Project Gutenberg*
February 7: Book 3, Chapter 1 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 3, Chapter 1
February 14: Book 3, Chapters 2 and 3 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 3, Chapters 2 and 3
February 21: Book 3, Chapter 4 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 3, Chapter 4
February 28: Book 3, Chapters 5 and 6 at Dickens Journals Online
MARCH
Little Dorrit
Book 2, Chapters 19, 20, 21, and 22 at the Internet Archive
Book 2, Chapters 19, 20, 21, and 22 at Project Gutenberg
The Dead Secret
Full text on Project Gutenberg*
March 7: Book 4, Chapter 1 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 4, Chapter 1
March 14: Book 4, Chapter 2 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 4, Chapter 2
March 21: Book 4, Chapter 3 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 4, Chapter 3
March 28: Book 4, Chapter 4 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 4, Chapter 4
APRIL
Little Dorrit
Book 2, Chapters 23, 24, 25, and 26 at the Internet Archive
Book 2, Chapters 23, 24, 25, and 26 at Project Gutenberg
Librivox audio for Book 2, Chapters 23, 24, 25, and 26
The Dead Secret
Full text on Project Gutenberg*
April 11: Book 4, Chapter 5 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 4, Chapter 5
April 18: Book 5, Chapters 1 and 2 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 5, Chapters 1 and 2
April 25: Book 5, Chapters 3 and 4 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 5, Chapters 3 and 4
MAY
Little Dorrit
Book 2, Chapters 27, 28, and 29 at Project Gutenberg
Librivox audio for Book 2, Chapters 27, 28, and 29
The Dead Secret
Full text on Project Gutenberg*
May 2: Book 5, Chapter 5* at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 5, Chapter 5*
* According to Vann, “Part 17 ends thirty paragraphs short of the end of chapter 5, the last paragraph beginning ‘It was getting on toward noon’ and ending ‘she took up the paper from the table, and opened it.'” We have labeled parts 17 and 18 “Book 5, Chapter 5” and have linked to the Book 5, Chapter 5 Librivox audio for both installments.
May 9: Book 5, Chapters 5* and 6 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 5, Chapters 5* and 6
* According to Vann, “Part 17 ends thirty paragraphs short of the end of chapter 5, the last paragraph beginning ‘It was getting on toward noon’ and ending ‘she took up the paper from the table, and opened it.'” We have labeled parts 17 and 18 “Book 5, Chapter 5” and have linked to the Book 5, Chapter 5 Librivox audio for both installments.
May 16: Book 6, Chapter 1 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 6, Chapter 1
May 23: Book 6, Chapter 2 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 6, Chapter 2
May 30: Book 6, Chapter 3 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 6, Chapter 3
JUNE
Little Dorrit
Book 2, Chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 at Project Gutenberg
Librivox audio for Book 2, Chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34
The Dead Secret
Full text on Project Gutenberg*
June 6: Book 6, Chapter 4 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 6, Chapter 4
June 13: Book 6, Chapters 5 and 6 at Dickens Journals Online
Librivox audio for Book 6, Chapter 5 and 6
What Will He Do with It?
Book 1, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 at Hathi Trust
Book 1, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 at Project Gutenberg
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
What Will He Do with It?
Book 3, Chapters 9, 10, 11, and 12 at Hathi Trust
NOVEMBER
1858
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
What Will He Do with It?
Book 7, Chapters 5, 6, and 7 at Hathi Trust
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
What Will He Do with It?
Book 8, Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; Book 9, Chapter 1 at Hathi Trust
Book 8, Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; Book 9, Chapter 1 at Project Gutenberg