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OverviewI went down into Yorkshire before I began this book, in very severe winter time which is pretty faithfully described herein. As I wanted to see a schoolmaster or two, and was forewarned that those gentlemen might, in their modesty, be shy of receiving a visit from the author of the _Pickwick Papers,_ I consulted with a professional friend who had a Yorkshire connection, and with whom I concerted a pious fraud. He gave me some letters of introduction, in the name, I think, of my traveling companion; they bore reference to a supposititious little boy who had been left with a widowed mother who didn't know what to do with him; the poor lady had thought, as a means of thawing the tardy compassion of her relations in his behalf, of sending him to a Yorkshire school; I was the poor lady's friend, traveling that way; and if the recipient of the letter could inform me of a school in his neighborhood, the writer would be very much obliged. I went to several places in that part of the country where I understood the schools to be most plentifully sprinkled, and had no occasion to deliver a letter until I came to a certain town which shall be nameless. The person to whom it was addressed, was not at home; but he came down at night, through the snow, to the inn where I was staying. It was after dinner; and he needed little persuasion to sit down by the fire in a warm corner, and take his share of the wine that was on the table. I am afraid he is dead now...-- Charles Dickens Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas Wills , Matthew WillsPublisher: Macmillan Education Imprint: Macmillan Education Edition: Abridged edition Dimensions: Width: 12.40cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 18.40cm Weight: 0.114kg ISBN: 9780333004227ISBN 10: 0333004221 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 03 December 1982 Recommended Age: From 14 to 99 Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , College/higher education , Secondary , A / AS level Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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