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Little Dorrit

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Original author: Charles Dickens

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"Little Dorrit" by Charles Dickens is a novel published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. Amy Dorrit, born and raised in London's Marshalsea debtors' prison, captures the attention of Arthur Clennam upon his return from twenty years abroad. As Arthur investigates a cryptic message from his dying father, their lives intertwine amid questions of debt, family secrets, and social class. Dickens satirizes Victorian society's failures—from debtors' prisons to government bureaucracy—while exploring how sudden fortune can transform lives and relationships.

Little Dorrit, by Charles Dickens. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #963.

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73 Chapters

  1. 1.Book THE FIRST: Poverty121 words
  2. 2.Book THE SECOND: Riches152 words
  3. 3.Preface: To the 1857 Edition686 words
  4. 4.Chapter 1: Sun and Shadow5,407 words
  5. 5.Chapter 2: Fellow Travellers5,169 words
  6. 6.Chapter 3: Home5,312 words
  7. 7.Chapter 4: Mrs Flintwinch has a Dream1,211 words
  8. 8.Chapter 5: Family Affairs4,652 words
  9. 9.Chapter 6: The Father of the Marshalsea4,194 words
  10. 10.Chapter 7: The Child of the Marshalsea4,272 words
  11. 11.Chapter 8: The Lock4,470 words
  12. 12.Chapter 9: Little Mother5,525 words
  13. 13.Chapter 10: Containing the whole Science of Government7,843 words
  14. 14.Chapter 11: Let Loose4,049 words
  15. 15.Chapter 12: Bleeding Heart Yard3,745 words
  16. 16.Chapter 13: Patriarchal9,254 words
  17. 17.Chapter 14: Little Dorrit’s Party4,848 words
  18. 18.Chapter 15: Mrs Flintwinch has another Dream3,629 words
  19. 19.Chapter 16: Nobody’s Weakness5,666 words
  20. 20.Chapter 17: Nobody’s Rival3,705 words
  21. 21.Chapter 18: Little Dorrit’s Lover4,005 words
  22. 22.Chapter 19: The Father of the Marshalsea in two or three Relations4,630 words
  23. 23.Chapter 20: Moving in Society5,705 words
  24. 24.Chapter 21: Mr Merdle’s Complaint3,449 words
  25. 25.Chapter 22: A Puzzle3,689 words
  26. 26.Chapter 23: Machinery in Motion6,507 words
  27. 27.Chapter 24: Fortune-Telling6,562 words
  28. 28.Chapter 25: Conspirators and Others4,121 words
  29. 29.Chapter 26: Nobody’s State of Mind5,128 words
  30. 30.Chapter 27: Five-and-Twenty5,060 words
  31. 31.Chapter 28: Nobody’s Disappearance3,089 words
  32. 32.Chapter 29: Mrs Flintwinch goes on Dreaming3,158 words
  33. 33.Chapter 30: The Word of a Gentleman6,255 words
  34. 34.Chapter 31: Spirit6,267 words
  35. 35.Chapter 32: More Fortune-Telling3,678 words
  36. 36.Chapter 33: Mrs Merdle’s Complaint4,010 words
  37. 37.Chapter 34: A Shoal of Barnacles3,975 words
  1. 38.Chapter 35: What was behind Mr Pancks on Little Dorrit’s Hand5,461 words
  2. 39.Chapter 36: The Marshalsea becomes an Orphan2,978 words
  3. 40.Chapter 1: Fellow Travellers6,200 words
  4. 41.Chapter 2: Mrs General1,718 words
  5. 42.Chapter 3: On the Road6,462 words
  6. 43.Chapter 4: A Letter from Little Dorrit1,646 words
  7. 44.Chapter 5: Something Wrong Somewhere6,026 words
  8. 45.Chapter 6: Something Right Somewhere6,043 words
  9. 46.Chapter 7: Mostly, Prunes and Prism4,584 words
  10. 47.Chapter 8: The Dowager Mrs Gowan is reminded that ‘It Never Does’4,733 words
  11. 48.Chapter 9: Appearance and Disappearance6,408 words
  12. 49.Chapter 10: The Dreams of Mrs Flintwinch thicken3,002 words
  13. 50.Chapter 11: A Letter from Little Dorrit2,640 words
  14. 51.Chapter 12: In which a Great Patriotic Conference is holden6,153 words
  15. 52.Chapter 13: The Progress of an Epidemic6,059 words
  16. 53.Chapter 14: Taking Advice4,344 words
  17. 54.Chapter 15: No just Cause or Impediment why these Two Persons6,507 words
  18. 55.Chapter 16: Getting on2,766 words
  19. 56.Chapter 17: Missing3,988 words
  20. 57.Chapter 18: A Castle in the Air2,624 words
  21. 58.Chapter 19: The Storming of the Castle in the Air6,206 words
  22. 59.Chapter 20: Introduces the next4,066 words
  23. 60.Chapter 21: The History of a Self-Tormentor3,998 words
  24. 61.Chapter 22: Who passes by this Road so late?2,621 words
  25. 62.Chapter 23: Mistress Affery makes a Conditional Promise,5,106 words
  26. 63.Chapter 24: The Evening of a Long Day3,987 words
  27. 64.Chapter 25: The Chief Butler Resigns the Seals of Office3,788 words
  28. 65.Chapter 26: Reaping the Whirlwind3,548 words
  29. 66.Chapter 27: The Pupil of the Marshalsea5,960 words
  30. 67.Chapter 28: An Appearance in the Marshalsea7,230 words
  31. 68.Chapter 29: A Plea in the Marshalsea3,805 words
  32. 69.Chapter 30: Closing in10,218 words
  33. 70.Chapter 31: Closed3,858 words
  34. 71.Chapter 32: Going3,076 words
  35. 72.Chapter 33: Going!4,389 words
  36. 73.Chapter 34: Gone4,879 words