Household Words, Vol. 1-7

Authors

Charles Dickens

Files

Description

Household Words, taking its name from a line William Shakespeare's Henry V ("Familiar in his mouth as household words"), was a weekly magazine edited by Charles Dickens running from 1850-1859. The serial featured fiction and non-fiction, including excerpts of Dickens' novel Hard Times. Its non-fiction components focused on the plight of the working classes and other social issues.

Publication Date

1850

Publisher

Bradbury & Evans

City

London

Keywords

Household Words, Charles Dickens, social issues, fiction, non-fiction, serial, magazine

Disciplines

Journalism Studies | Literature in English, British Isles

Recommended Citation

Dickens, Charles , "Household Words, Vol. 1-7" Whitworth University (1850). Household Words, 1850-1859. Paper 1.
https://digitalcommons.whitworth.edu/household/1