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Author [?] Browne or Brown [2]
Genre Prose: History i
Subjects Crime; Criminals; Punishment; Capital Punishment; Prisons; Penal Transportation; Penal Colonies
Education—Great Britain; Universities and Colleges; Schools
Great Britain—History
Great Britain—Social Conditions—Nineteenth Century
Life Sciences (Physiology / Biology / Immunology / Medicine / Pharmacology / Anatomy / Ecology)
Medical care; Nursing; Hospitals; Hospital Care; Surgery; Medicine; Physicians
Police; Detectives; Mystery and Detective Stories; Mystery; Mystery Fiction; Forensic Sciences
Public Health; Sanitation; Water
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Yadacé

5/5/1855

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Author George Augustus Sala
Genres Cross-genre i
Prose: Essay i
Prose: Travel-writing i
Subjects Egypt—Description and Travel
Egypt—Social Life and Customs
Myth; Legends; Epic Literature; Fables; Allegory; Folklore
Newspapers; Periodicals; Journalism
Race; Racism; Ethnicity; Anthropology; Ethnography
Religion; Religion and Culture
Religion—Islam
Sports; Games; Leisure; Pleasure; Hunting; Horse Racing; Gambling; Duelling
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God's Gift

5/5/1855

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Author Adelaide Anne Procter
Genre Poetry: Narrative i
Subjects Children; Childhood; Pregnancy; Childbirth; Child Rearing; Adoption; Child Labor
Religion; Religion and Culture
Religion—Christianity—General
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Trade

5/5/1855

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Author John Capper
Genres Prose: Digest; Review i
Prose: Essay i
Subjects Economics
Great Britain—Colonies—Commerce
Great Britain—Commerce
Great Britain—History
Money; Finance; Banking; Investments; Taxation; Insurance; Debt; Inheritance and Succession
Statistics; Census; Population
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Author Reverend James White
Genre Prose: Short Fiction i
Subjects Charity; Philanthropists; Philanthropists—Fiction; Benevolence
Children; Childhood; Pregnancy; Childbirth; Child Rearing; Adoption; Child Labor
Ethics; Morals; Moral Development; Moral Education; Philosophy; Values
Family Life; Families; Domestic Relations; Sibling Relations; Kinship; Home;
Great Britain—Armed Forces; Militias
Great Britain—History
Marriage; Courtship; Love; Sex
Progress; Memory; Commemoration; Nostaliga; Time—Social Aspects; Time—Psychological Aspects; Time perception;
Social classes; Class distinctions; Aristocracy (Social Class); Aristocracy (Social Class)—Fiction; Middle Class; Working Class; Servants;
War; Battles; Peace; Military History; Weapons; Soldiers
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Author Eustace Clare Grenville Murray
Genre Prose: Travel-writing i
Subjects Europe—Description and Travel
Europe—Social Life and Customs
Travel; Tourism; Hotels; Resorts; Seaside Resorts—Fiction; Passports;
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Author Henry Morley
Genres Prose: Essay i
Prose: Leading Article i
Subjects Accidents; Accident Victims—Fiction; Fires; Search and Rescue Operations; Natural Disasters; Disasters; Disaster Relief
Associations; Institutions; Clubs; Labor Unions
Great Britain—Politics and Government
Industries; Industrial Revolution—Great Britain; Industrialization; Industrial Safety; Industrial Laws and Legislation; Industrial Welfare; Industrial Relations;
Law; Lawyers; Justice; Courts; Trials
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Author Louisa King
Genre Prose: Serial Fiction i
Subjects Character; Character Sketches; Caricature
Children; Childhood; Pregnancy; Childbirth; Child Rearing; Adoption; Child Labor
Family Life; Families; Domestic Relations; Sibling Relations; Kinship; Home;
Friendship
Gender Identity; Women; Men; Femininity; Masculinity
Health; Diseases; Personal Injuries; Hygiene; Cleanliness—Fiction
Marriage; Courtship; Love; Sex
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Boots and Corns

12/5/1855

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Author Dudley Costello
Genres Prose: Autobiography; Biography; Memoirs; Obituary; Anecdotes i
Prose: Essay i
Subjects Beauty, Personal; Grooming; Appearance (Philosophy); Physiognomy
Character; Character Sketches; Caricature
Fashion; Fashion History; Clothing and Dress; Millinery; Textile Crafts; Textile Design; Cotton; Cotton Manufacture
Health; Diseases; Personal Injuries; Hygiene; Cleanliness—Fiction
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Embarkation

12/5/1855

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Author James Payn
Genre Prose: Report i
Subjects Crimean War, 1853-1856
Great Britain—Armed Forces; Militias
Ships; Boats; Shipwrecks; Salvage; Merchant Marine; Sailors; Sailing; Submarines (Ships)
War; Battles; Peace; Military History; Weapons; Soldiers
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Author Henry Morley
Genre Prose: Digest; Review i
Subjects Crime; Criminals; Punishment; Capital Punishment; Prisons; Penal Transportation; Penal Colonies
France—Description and Travel
France—History
Law; Lawyers; Justice; Courts; Trials
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Based on Oscar Honoré, Histoires de la vie privée d'autrefois (1853).

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Advertisements

12/5/1855

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Genre Advertisement(s) i
Subjects Literature; Writing; Authorship; Reading; Books; Poetry; Storytelling; Letter Writing
Newspapers; Periodicals; Journalism
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Advertisement for the First Ten Volumes of Household Words
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Cognac

19/5/1855

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Author Edmund Saul Dixon
Genres Cross-genre i
Prose: Report i
Prose: Travel-writing i
Subjects Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Gardening; Horticulture
Food; Cooking; Gastronomy; Alcohol; Bars (Drinking Establishments); Restaurants; Dinners and Dining
France—Description and Travel
Great Britain—Social Life and Customs
Manufacturing processes; Manufacturing; Factories; Factory Management; Industrial Waste
Science; Science—History; Technology; Technological innovations; Discoveries in Science
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Author Louisa King
Genre Prose: Serial Fiction i
Subjects Children; Childhood; Pregnancy; Childbirth; Child Rearing; Adoption; Child Labor
Family Life; Families; Domestic Relations; Sibling Relations; Kinship; Home;
Marriage; Courtship; Love; Sex
Religion; Religion and Culture
Religion—Christianity—General
Social classes; Class distinctions; Aristocracy (Social Class); Aristocracy (Social Class)—Fiction; Middle Class; Working Class; Servants;
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Important Rubbish

19/5/1855

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Author John Capper
Genres Cross-genre i
Prose: Digest; Review i
Prose: Essay i
Subjects Manufacturing processes; Manufacturing; Factories; Factory Management; Industrial Waste
Physical Sciences (Chemistry / Earth Sciences / Geography / Mathematics / Metallurgy / Physics)
Science; Science—History; Technology; Technological innovations; Discoveries in Science
United States—Description and Travel
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A First Sorrow

19/5/1855

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Author Adelaide Anne Procter
Genre Poetry: Lyric i
Subjects Death; Grief; Mourning; Mourning Customs in Literature; Funeral Rites and Ceremonies; Life Cycle, Human; Old Age; Mortality
Progress; Memory; Commemoration; Nostaliga; Time—Social Aspects; Time—Psychological Aspects; Time perception;
Religion; Religion and Culture
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Author John Capper
Genre Prose: Snippet i
Subjects Bureaucracy; Civil Service
Great Britain—Colonies—Administration
Great Britain—Politics and Government
India—Politics and Government
Attachments: 0 · Links: 0 · Hits: 1445

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Author [?] Blackborne
Genre Prose: Snippet i
Subjects Ships; Boats; Shipwrecks; Salvage; Merchant Marine; Sailors; Sailing; Submarines (Ships)
United States—Description and Travel
Weather; Meteorology; Climate; Seasons
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Author Reverend James White
Genre Prose: Short Fiction i
Subjects Great Britain—Description and Travel
Great Britain—History
Religion; Religion and Culture
Religion—Christianity—Catholic Church
Social classes; Class distinctions; Aristocracy (Social Class); Aristocracy (Social Class)—Fiction; Middle Class; Working Class; Servants;
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The Toady Tree

26/5/1855

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Author Charles Dickens
Genres Cross-genre i
Prose: Essay i
Prose: Leading Article i
Prose: Short Fiction i
Subjects Great Britain—Social Life and Customs
Social classes; Class distinctions; Aristocracy (Social Class); Aristocracy (Social Class)—Fiction; Middle Class; Working Class; Servants;
Attachments: 0 · Links: 0 · Hits: 1997

'Toady' (abbreviation of 'toad-eater') was nineteenth-century slang for someone who fawned on those of higher social rank or greater wealth. Dickens draws on the legend of the deadly poisonous Upas Tree of Java to provide his device for this satirical onslaught on the proneness of the English to abase themselves before aristocrats.

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