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Genre Prose: Autobiography; Biography; Memoirs; Obituary; Anecdotes i
Subjects Great Britain—Armed Forces; Militias
Great Britain—Colonies—Description and Travel
India—Description and Travel
Law; Lawyers; Justice; Courts; Trials
Race; Racism; Ethnicity; Anthropology; Ethnography
Violence; Torture; Violence in Literature; Violence—Moral and Ethical Aspects; Violence—Psychological Aspects
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Author Charles Dickens
Genres Cross-genre i
Prose: Report i
Prose: Serial Fiction i
Subjects Emigration; Immigration; Expatriation
London (England)—Description and Travel
Religion; Religion and Culture
Religion—Christianity—Protestantism; Dissenters, Religious
Ships; Boats; Shipwrecks; Salvage; Merchant Marine; Sailors; Sailing; Submarines (Ships)
United States—Description and Travel
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Retitled 'Bound for the Great Salt Lake' in collected editions of the series.

The first thirty years of Victoria's reign saw the emigration of over 5 million British and Irish subjects, and while the British North American territories of what is now Canada were an increasingly popular destination for pioneers, the majority—over three and a half million—were bound for the United States, already an industrialised society.

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Genre Poetry: Narrative i
Subjects Ireland—Social Life and Customs
Italy—Description and Travel
Italy—History—General
Law; Lawyers; Justice; Courts; Trials
Literature; Writing; Authorship; Reading; Books; Poetry; Storytelling; Letter Writing
Political Persecution; Authoritarianism; Despotism; Censorship; Political Prisoners; Refugees
Religion; Religion and Culture
Religion—Christianity—Catholic Church
Work; Work and Family; Occupations; Professions; Wages
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Innocents' Day

4/7/1863

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Author Edmund Yates
Genre Prose: Fantasy/Fairytale i
Subjects Charity; Philanthropists; Philanthropists—Fiction; Benevolence
Children; Childhood; Pregnancy; Childbirth; Child Rearing; Adoption; Child Labor
Education—Great Britain; Universities and Colleges; Schools
Ethics; Morals; Moral Development; Moral Education; Philosophy; Values
Myth; Legends; Epic Literature; Fables; Allegory; Folklore
Popular Culture; Amusements
Religion; Religion and Culture
Religion—Christianity—Church of England
Sports; Games; Leisure; Pleasure; Hunting; Horse Racing; Gambling; Duelling
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Author Charles Reade
Genres Prose: Leading Article i
Prose: Serial Fiction i
Subjects Family Life; Families; Domestic Relations; Sibling Relations; Kinship; Home;
Marriage; Courtship; Love; Sex
Medical care; Nursing; Hospitals; Hospital Care; Surgery; Medicine; Physicians
Money; Finance; Banking; Investments; Taxation; Insurance; Debt; Inheritance and Succession
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Genre Prose: Essay i
Subjects Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Gardening; Horticulture
Fashion; Fashion History; Clothing and Dress; Millinery; Textile Crafts; Textile Design; Cotton; Cotton Manufacture
France—History
Inventors; Inventions
Machinery; Machinery in the Workplace; Machinery Industry; Machinery Industry—Automation
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Riding London [i]

11/7/1863

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Author Edmund Yates
Genres Cross-genre i
Prose: Essay i
Prose: Report i
Subjects London (England)—Description and Travel
Transportation; Horse-Drawn Vehicles; Cab and Omnibus Service; Ballooning
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On the Brink

11/7/1863

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Genre Poetry: Lyric i
Subject Marriage; Courtship; Love; Sex
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Genre Prose: Essay i
Subjects Civilization—Ancient
Civilization—Classical
Death; Grief; Mourning; Mourning Customs in Literature; Funeral Rites and Ceremonies; Life Cycle, Human; Old Age; Mortality
Historiography; Archaeology; Genealogy; Archives
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Author George Augustus Sala
Genre Prose: Travel-writing i
Subjects Animals; Domestic Animals; Pets; Working Animals; Birds; Insects
Italy—Description and Travel
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Advertisements

11/7/1863

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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 Continuation of The Uncommercial Traveller
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Author Charles Reade
Genres Prose: Leading Article i
Prose: Serial Fiction i
Subjects Crime; Criminals; Punishment; Capital Punishment; Prisons; Penal Transportation; Penal Colonies
Family Life; Families; Domestic Relations; Sibling Relations; Kinship; Home;
Money; Finance; Banking; Investments; Taxation; Insurance; Debt; Inheritance and Succession
Ships; Boats; Shipwrecks; Salvage; Merchant Marine; Sailors; Sailing; Submarines (Ships)
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Riding London [ii]

18/7/1863

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Author Edmund Yates
Genre Prose: Report i
Subjects Animals; Domestic Animals; Pets; Working Animals; Birds; Insects
London (England)—Description and Travel
Transportation; Horse-Drawn Vehicles; Cab and Omnibus Service; Ballooning
Work; Work and Family; Occupations; Professions; Wages
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Genre Prose: Essay i
Subjects Associations; Institutions; Clubs; Labor Unions
France—History
France—Social Life and Customs
Gender Identity; Women; Men; Femininity; Masculinity
Literature; Writing; Authorship; Reading; Books; Poetry; Storytelling; Letter Writing
Marriage; Courtship; Love; Sex
Progress; Memory; Commemoration; Nostaliga; Time—Social Aspects; Time—Psychological Aspects; Time perception;
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Night

18/7/1863

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Genre Poetry: Lyric i
Subjects Dreams; Visions; Sleep
Progress; Memory; Commemoration; Nostaliga; Time—Social Aspects; Time—Psychological Aspects; Time perception;
Psychology; Psychiatry; Mental Health; Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics)
Religion; Religion and Culture
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Author Charles Dickens
Genre Prose: Report i
Subjects Charity; Philanthropists; Philanthropists—Fiction; Benevolence
Children; Childhood; Pregnancy; Childbirth; Child Rearing; Adoption; Child Labor
London (England)—Description and Travel
Marriage; Courtship; Love; Sex
Poverty; Poor Laws—Great Britain; Workhouses—Great Britain
Religion; Religion and Culture
Religion—Christianity—Church of England
Work; Work and Family; Occupations; Professions; Wages
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Retitled 'City of the Absent' in collected editions of the series.

Between 1841 and 1901, the population of the City shrank from 123,000 to 27,000. In the present article Dickens offers a companion piece to his paper of 5 May 1860 on deserted churches in the City of London (see 'City of London Churches'): both explore the phenomenon now known to social scientists as depopulation of the urban core.

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Persian Prejudices

18/7/1863

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Genre Prose: Travel-writing i
Subjects Middle East—Description and Travel
Middle East—Politics and Government
Middle East—Social Life and Customs
Monarchy
Religion; Religion and Culture
Religion—Islam
Supernatural; Superstition; Spiritualism; Clairvoyance; Mesmerism; Ghosts; Fairies; Witches; Magic; Occultism
Violence; Torture; Violence in Literature; Violence—Moral and Ethical Aspects; Violence—Psychological Aspects
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Author Mary Sargeant Gove Nichols
Genre Prose: Short Fiction i
Subjects Character; Character Sketches; Caricature
Language and Languages
Ships; Boats; Shipwrecks; Salvage; Merchant Marine; Sailors; Sailing; Submarines (Ships)
Travel; Tourism; Hotels; Resorts; Seaside Resorts—Fiction; Passports;
United States—Description and Travel
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Author Charles Reade
Genres Prose: Leading Article i
Prose: Serial Fiction i
Subjects Family Life; Families; Domestic Relations; Sibling Relations; Kinship; Home;
Medical care; Nursing; Hospitals; Hospital Care; Surgery; Medicine; Physicians
Psychology; Psychiatry; Mental Health; Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics)
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Genre Prose: Short Fiction i
Subjects Crime; Criminals; Punishment; Capital Punishment; Prisons; Penal Transportation; Penal Colonies
Escapes; Fugitives from Justice—Fiction
Europe—Description and Travel
Europe—History
War; Battles; Peace; Military History; Weapons; Soldiers
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