Household Words - A Weekly Journal. Volume IX. From 18th February to 12th August 1854
Charles Dickens
Published by Office, Wellington Street North, London (1854) Half bound in leather with titles in gilt to the upper spine. Marbled paper covered boards, some scuffing, worn to the edges. Internally there is some scattered foxing and handling marks to some of the pages, paper lightly toned, but block generally in good order. Collection of fact and fiction, most notably the first impression in print of Charles Dickens's serial novel 'Hard Times'. All the instalments are contained in this volume. Hard Times was published weekly as a serial. Sales were highly responsive and encouraging for Dickens who remarked that he was "Three parts mad, and the fourth delirious, with perpetual rushing at Hard Times". The novel was serialised in 20 weekly parts between 1 April & 12 August 1854. The first book form edition was published on 7th August 1854, so all bar the final 2 chapters in this volume pre date the book form first edition.
List of Articles
1854-02-18 Magazine No. 204
1. [p. 1] Birth of Plants i Ernst Abraham Hart i
2. [p. 4] Founded on Fact i Edmund Saul Dixon i
3. [p. 8] The Prisoner i Richard Cattermole i
4. [p. 8] Holland House. Chapter the First [iii] i James Henry Leigh Hunt i
5. [p. 15] Chips: The Albatross at Home i [?] Irwin i
6. [p. 16] A Dish of Fish i Francis Trevelyan Buckland i
7. [p. 17] History in Wax i Dudley Costello i
8. [p. 20] Advertisements i N/A
1854-02-25 Magazine No. 205
1. [p. 21] The Longest Night in a Life i [?] Bell i
2. [p. 25] Modern Greek Songs i Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell i
3. [p. 32] Jack and the Union Jack i Henry Morley i
4. [p. 33] Died in India i [?] Perrott i
5. [p. 34] A Lift in a Cart i William Duthie i
6. [p. 37] Moiré Antique i George Dodd i
7. [p. 38] Holland House. Chapter the Second [iv] i James Henry Leigh Hunt i
8. [p. 42] For the Benefit of the Cooks i William Blanchard Jerrold i
9. [p. 44] Advertisements i N/A
1854-03-04 Magazine No. 206
1. [p. 45] The Secrets of the Gas i George Augustus Sala i
2. [p. 48] Breakfast with the Black Prince i Henry Morley i
[?] Smith i
3. [p. 51] The Blind Man's Wreath i A. L. V. Gretton i
4. [p. 56] Proserpina in the Shades i Edmund Ollier i
5. [p. 56] The Turk at Home i William Blanchard Jerrold i
6. [p. 61] Several Heads of Hair i George Dodd i
W[illiam] H[enry] Wills i
7. [p. 65] My Dream i Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury i
8. [p. 68] Advertisements i N/A
1854-03-11 Magazine No. 207
1. [p. 69] The Bottle of Hay i George Augustus Sala i
2. [p. 75] An Old Book of Geography i Edmund Ollier i
3. [p. 79] The Roving Englishman: Education in Turkey [xxvii] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
4. [p. 80] The Voice of the Wind i Adelaide Anne Procter i
5. [p. 81] Miriam the Shadow i Frederick Bayle St. John i
6. [p. 85] Splitting Straws i George Dodd i
7. [p. 89] Mr. Speaker in the Chair i William Delafield Arnold i
8. [p. 92] Advertisements i N/A
1854-03-18 Magazine No. 208
1. [p. 93] Shadows of Dark Days i Henry Morley i
2. [p. 98] Oil upon the Waves i George Dodd i
3. [p. 100] The Present Moment i George Augustus Sala i
4. [p. 102] The Roving Englishman: Captain Jorgey [xxviii] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
5. [p. 104] Home-Sickness i Adelaide Anne Procter i
6. [p. 105] Preventible Accidents i Henry Morley i
7. [p. 106] My Folly i Edmund Saul Dixon i
8. [p. 114] Club Law i James White i
9. [p. 116] Advertisements i N/A
1854-03-25 Magazine No. 209
1. [p. 117] The Late Mr. Justice Talfourd i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 118] A Russian Cauldron in Full Boil i Henry Morley i
3. [p. 123] Amber Witchery i George Dodd i
4. [p. 126] The Hermit of Damburgville i [?] Rankin i
5. [p. 128] The Robins i [?] MacIntosh i
6. [p. 129] Plant Architecture i Ernst Abraham Hart i
7. [p. 132] The Roving Englishman: Greek Fire [xxix] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
8. [p. 134] Deaf Mutes i Harriet Martineau i
9. [p. 138] Deadly Lively i William Blanchard Jerrold i
10. [p. 140] Advertisements i N/A
1854-04-01 Magazine No. 210
1. [p. 141] Hard Times [i] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 145] Oranges and Lemons i John Capper i
3. [p. 150] Sharpening the Scythe i James Payn i
4. [p. 152] Our Coachman i William Allingham i
5. [p. 152] Where Are They? i George Augustus Sala i
6. [p. 158] Right and Wrongs of Women i Eliza Lynn Linton i
7. [p. 161] Chips: The Bottle at Sea i W[illiam] H[enry] Wills i
8. [p. 161] The Girl I Left Behind Me i George Augustus Sala i
9. [p. 164] Advertisements i N/A
1854-04-08 Magazine No. 211
1. [p. 165] Hard Times [ii] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 170] Goblin Life i Henry Morley i
3. [p. 174] A Call upon Sophy i Henry Morley i
4. [p. 176] From California i N/A
5. [p. 176] Sonnet in a Spring Grove i William Allingham i
6. [p. 178] Patchwork i George Dodd i
7. [p. 181] Love and Self-Love i Frederick Bayle St. John i
8. [p. 185] Behind the Louvre i William Blanchard Jerrold i
9. [p. 188] Advertisements i N/A
1854-04-15 Magazine No. 212
1. [p. 189] Hard Times [iii] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 194] Out in the Desert i Frederick Bayle St. John i
3. [p. 197] Idiots Again i Harriet Martineau i
4. [p. 200] Gradation i N/A
5. [p. 201] The Quiet Poor i Henry Morley i
6. [p. 206] The Roving Englishman: Free Quarters [xxx] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
7. [p. 209] Legs i George Augustus Sala i
8. [p. 212] Advertisements i N/A
1854-04-22 Magazine No. 213
1. [p. 213] Hard Times [iv] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 217] Wire-Drawing i George Dodd i
3. [p. 221] Modern Ancients i Louisa Stuart Costello i
4. [p. 224] Ground in the Mill i Henry Morley i
5. [p. 227] Missing, A Married Gentleman i William Moy Thomas i
6. [p. 228] A Marvellous Journey with the Old Geographer i Edmund Ollier i
7. [p. 233] A Syrian Legend i Frederick Bayle St. John i
8. [p. 236] Advertisements i N/A
1854-04-29 Magazine No. 214
1. [p. 237] Hard Times [v] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 242] Busy with the Photograph i George Dodd i
3. [p. 245] Paris with a Mask On i William Blanchard Jerrold i
4. [p. 248] At Thy Peril i Mary Jane Tomkins i
5. [p. 249] A Canny Book i George Augustus Sala i
6. [p. 253] Chips: Primoguet i Louisa Stuart Costello i
7. [p. 254] The Roving Englishman: The Cadi; Britons in Turkey [xxxi] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
8. [p. 257] One of Our Legal Fictions i Eliza Lynn Linton i
9. [p. 260] Advertisements i N/A
1854-05-06 Magazine No. 215
1. [p. 261] Hard Times [vi] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 266] Troops and Jobs in Malta i Otto von Wenckstern i
3. [p. 268] A Manchester Warehouse i James Lowe i
4. [p. 272] The Green Ring and the Gold Ring i [?] Bell i
5. [p. 272] Words upon the Waters i Adelaide Anne Procter i
6. [p. 277] Last Moments of an English King i Peter Cunningham i
7. [p. 280] Doctor Pablo i Henry Morley i
8. [p. 284] Advertisements i N/A
1854-05-13 Magazine No. 216
1. [p. 285] Hard Times [vii] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 290] The True Story of the Nuns of Minsk i Eliza Lynn Linton i
3. [p. 295] The Art of Boreing i George Dodd i
4. [p. 297] Treasures i Adelaide Anne Procter i
5. [p. 297] Tattyboys Rent i George Augustus Sala i
6. [p. 304] Nature's Changes of Dress i Ernst Abraham Hart i
7. [p. 306] My Cavass and I i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
8. [p. 308] Advertisements i N/A
1854-05-20 Magazine No. 217
1. [p. 309] Hard Times [viii] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 314] The Cankered Rose of Tivoli i Henry Morley i
3. [p. 317] Three Graces of Christian Science i Harriet Martineau i
4. [p. 320] A True Knight i Adelaide Anne Procter i
5. [p. 321] The Roving Englishman: A Greek Girl [xxxii] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
6. [p. 323] Company Manners i Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell i
7. [p. 331] Broken Language i William Blanchard Jerrold i
8. [p. 332] Advertisements i N/A
1854-05-27 Magazine No. 218
1. [p. 333] Hard Times [ix] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 338] John Dunton Was a Citizen i Hannah Lawrance i
3. [p. 344] An Old Offender i Bryan Waller Procter i
4. [p. 344] Brother Mieth and His Brothers i Henry Morley i
5. [p. 349] The Roving Englishman: Regular Turks [xxxiii] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
6. [p. 352] Revolvers i William Moy Thomas i
7. [p. 356] Advertisements i N/A
1854-06-03 Magazine No. 219
1. [p. 357] Hard Times [x] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 362] The Roving Englishman: A Turkish Auctioneer [xxxiv] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
3. [p. 364] Basque Blood i [?] Tyas i
4. [p. 368] Under Canvas i Eliza Lynn Linton i
5. [p. 368] Invocation i Edwin Arnold i
6. [p. 373] Chip: Sensible News of a Sea-Snake i Francis Trevelyan Buckland i
7. [p. 374] Strollers at Dumbledowndeary i George Augustus Sala i
8. [p. 380] Advertisements i N/A
1854-06-10 Magazine No. 220
1. [p. 381] Hard Times [xi] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 386] British Phenomena i Henry Morley i
3. [p. 390] Waste i John Capper i
4. [p. 393] The Sailor. A Romaic Ballad. i William Allingham i
5. [p. 393] The Little Flower i Frederick Bayle St. John i
6. [p. 398] Chip: A Lesson in Multiplication i Henry Morley i
7. [p. 398] Death's Doors i Henry Morley i
8. [p. 402] The Roving Englishman: Greek Waters [xxxv] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
9. [p. 404] Advertisements i N/A
1854-06-17 Magazine No. 221
1. [p. 405] Hard Times [xii] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 409] Man As a Monster i Henry Morley i
3. [p. 414] Turks under Arms i Edoardo Nicolà Fusco i
Henry Morley i
4. [p. 417] Miss Furbey i William Moy Thomas i
5. [p. 421] Blindness i Harriet Martineau i
6. [p. 425] Doing Business in France i Dudley Costello i
7. [p. 428] Advertisements i N/A
1854-06-24 Magazine No. 222
1. [p. 429] Hard Times [xiii] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 434] French Domesticity i Eliza Lynn Linton i
3. [p. 438] Done to a Jelly i George Dodd i
4. [p. 440] Exiled i [?] Harris i
5. [p. 441] The Ruined Potter i [?] Wood i
6. [p. 444] Turks at Sea i William Blanchard Jerrold i
7. [p. 447] The War with Fever i N/A
8. [p. 449] General and Mrs. Delormo i James White i
9. [p. 452] Advertisements i N/A
1854-07-01 Magazine No. 223
1. [p. 453] Hard Times [xiv] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 458] The Learned Sailor i Henry Morley i
3. [p. 462] The Roving Englishman: The Pasha [xxxvi] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
4. [p. 464] Smoke or No Smoke i N/A
5. [p. 464] Progress i [?] Woods i
6. [p. 466] Tattyboys Renters i George Augustus Sala i
7. [p. 471] Our Sister i John Capper i
8. [p. 474] The Incomplete Letter-Writer i Dudley Costello i
9. [p. 476] Advertisements i N/A
1854-07-08 Magazine No. 224
1. [p. 477] Hard Times [xv] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 482] Her Majesty's Consular Service i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
3. [p. 487] Illusion i Adelaide Anne Procter i
4. [p. 488] Barbara's Nuptials i [?] Szczepanowska i
5. [p. 492] A Good Brushing i George Dodd i
6. [p. 495] A Tour in Bohemia i George Augustus Sala i
7. [p. 500] Advertisements i N/A
1854-07-15 Magazine No. 225
1. [p. 501] Hard Times [xvi] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 506] Sea Views i Henry Morley i
3. [p. 510] The Roving Englishman: Village Diplomatists; The Schoolmaster and His Lesson [xxxvii] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
4. [p. 513] The Last Howley of Killowen i William Moy Thomas i
5. [p. 513] Recollections i Adelaide Anne Procter i
6. [p. 519] Rabbit-Skins i William Blanchard Jerrold i
7. [p. 521] Some Amenities of War i George Augustus Sala i
8. [p. 524] Advertisements i N/A
1854-07-22 Magazine No. 226
1. [p. 525] Hard Times [xvii] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 531] Called to the Savage Bar i Dudley Costello i
3. [p. 533] A Bundle of Crotchets i George Dodd i
4. [p. 536] Shining Stars i Adelaide Anne Procter i
5. [p. 537] Freedom, or Slavery? i Harriet Martineau i
6. [p. 542] The Roving Englishman: The Bin-Bashee [xxxviii] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
7. [p. 543] Left Behind i Edmund Ollier i
8. [p. 546] The French Waiter i William Blanchard Jerrold i
9. [p. 548] Advertisements i N/A
1854-07-29 Magazine No. 227
1. [p. 549] Hard Times [xviii] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 556] The Roving Englishman: Hadji Hassan [xxxix] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
3. [p. 558] Herb Gardens i George Dodd i
4. [p. 560] Mary i [?] Harris i
5. [p. 561] The Musical World i George Augustus Sala i
6. [p. 567] Lobsters i Dudley Costello i
7. [p. 569] An Old Portrait from The Hague i William Blanchard Jerrold i
8. [p. 572] Advertisements i N/A
1854-08-05 Magazine No. 228
1. [p. 573] Hard Times [xix] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 580] Imitation i George Dodd i
3. [p. 583] The Poetry of Finland i Mary Howitt i
4. [p. 588] The Faculty i George Augustus Sala i
5. [p. 593] Heroes Afloat i Otto von Wenckstern i
6. [p. 596] Advertisements i N/A
1854-08-12 Magazine No. 229
1. [p. 597] Hard Times [xx] i Charles Dickens i
2. [p. 606] The Roving Englishman: The Sea Captain and His Ship [xl] i Eustace Clare Grenville Murray i
George Augustus Sala i
3. [p. 608] Flying Coaches i Hannah Lawrance i
4. [p. 608] Mine Host i Edwin Arnold i
5. [p. 613] Near the Pantheon i William Blanchard Jerrold i
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Although novelist Charles Dickens regularly contributed to such periodicals as The Examiner and The Daily News, much of his journalistic writing first appeared in the organs he himself established, Household Words (1850-59) and All the Year Round (1859-70). The magazine was launched to widespread publicity on 30 March 1850. Its sub-editor was W. H Wills, a former assistant editor of Chambers’s Journal, to which the new publication was typographically similar: two columns of small type on relatively thin, acidic paper (quad crown 12mo), no advertisements or illustrations, and the legend ‘Conducted by ¦ Charles Dickens’ as a running header on every spread of its 24 pages. Household Words was nevertheless something of a hybrid, available in 9d. monthly numbers with wrappers and handsome bi-annual volumes, aimed at affluent middle-class families and people of influence, no less than at working-class readers interested in bettering themselves.
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