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Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People

Sketches by Boz is a collection of short pieces published by Charles Dickens in 1836 accompanied by illustrations by George Cruikshank. It consists of 56 passages divided into four sections: "Our Parish", "Scenes", "Characters", and "Tales". Of these, only the last contains fiction. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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Our Parish 1: The Beadle, the Parish Engine, the Schoolmaster (David Barnes)
Our Parish 2: The Curate, the Old Lady, the Half-Pay Captain (Peter Yearsley)
Our Parish 3: The Four Sisters (Peter Yearsley)
Our Parish 4: The Election for Beadle (Martin Geeson)
Our Parish 5: The Broker's Man (Ellis Christoff)
Our Parish 6: The Ladies' Societies (Peter Yearsley)
Our Parish 7: Our Next-Door Neighbor (Peter Yearsley)
Scenes 1: The Streets, Morning (Peter Yearsley)
Scenes 2: The Streets, Night (Peter Yearsley)
Scenes 3: Shops and Their Tenants (Martin Geeson)
Scenes 4: Scotland-Yard (Martin Geeson)
Scenes 5: Seven Dials (Peter Yearsley)
Scenes 6: Meditations in Monmouth-Street (hefyd)
Scenes 7: Hackney-Coach Stands (nihilist00)
Scenes 8: Doctors' Commons (hefyd)
Scenes 9: London Recreations (Eddie Winter)
Scenes 10: The River (Eddie Winter)
Scenes 11: Astley's (Eddie Winter)
Scenes 12: Greenwich Fair (Philippa)
Scenes 13: Private Theatres (Philippa)
Scenes 14: Vauxhall-Gardens, by Day (nihilist00)
Scenes 15: Early Coaches (Chris Hughes)
Scenes 16: Omnibuses (nihilist00)
Scenes 17: The Last Driver & the First Omnibus Cad (Andy Minter (1934-2017))
Scenes 18: A Parliamentary Sketch (Andy Minter (1934-2017))
Scenes 19: Public Dinners (Andy Minter (1934-2017))
Scenes 20: The First of May (Ruth Golding)
Scenes 21: Brokers' and Marine Store Shops (miette)
Scenes 22: Gin Shops (miette)
Scenes 23: Pawnbrokers' Shops (miette)
Scenes 24: Criminal Courts (hefyd)
Scenes 25: A Visit to Newgate (MorganScorpion)
Characters 1: Thoughts about People (Justin Brett)
Characters 2: A Christmas Dinner (Ruth Golding)
Characters 3: The New Year (Ruth Golding)
Characters 4: Miss Evans and the Eagle (ravenotation)
Characters 5: The Parlour Orator (ravenotation)
Characters 6: The Hospital Patient (ravenotation)
Characters 7: The Misplaced Attachment (Tim Bulkeley (1948-2019))
Characters 8: The Mistaken Milliner (Ruth Golding)
Characters 9: The Dancing Academy (MorganScorpion)
Characters 10: Shabby-Genteel People (MorganScorpion)
Characters 11: Making a Night of It (Martin Geeson)
Characters 12: The Prisoners' Van (MorganScorpion)
Tales 1: The Boarding House, Part 1 (meyerli)
Tales 1: The Boarding House, Part 2 (David Lazarus)
Tales 2: Mr. Minns and His Cousin (Ken Theriot)
Tales 3: Sentiment (Martin Clifton)
Tales 4: The Tuggses at Ramsgate (Ruth Golding)
Tales 5: Horatio Sparkins (Ruth Golding)
Tales 6: The Black Veil (Simon Evers)
Tales 7: The Steam Excursion (Ruth Golding)
Tales 8: The Great Winglebury Duel (Ruth Golding)
Tales 9: Mrs. Joseph Porter (Alison Aird)
Tales 10: Mrs. Watkins Tottle, Part 1 (David Lazarus)
Tales 10: Mrs. Watkins Tottle, Part 2a (David Lazarus)
Tales 10: Mrs. Watkins Tottle, Part 2b (David Lazarus)
Tales 11: The Bloomsbury Christening (nihilist00)
Tales 12: The Drunkard's Death (Nicholas James Bridgewater)
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