Chapter XII: 1840-1841

Pages 200-216.

THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP. AET. 28-29.

Visit to Walter Landor 200
First thought of Little Nell 200
Hopeful of Master Humphrey 201
A title for the child-story 202
First sale of _Master Humphrey's Clock_ 202
Its original plan abandoned 203
Reasons for this 203
To be limited to one story 203
Disadvantages of weekly publication 204
A favorite description 204
In Bevis Marks for Sampson Brass 205
At Lawn House, Broadstairs 205
Dedication of his first volume to Rogers 205
Chapters 43-45 206
Dick Swiveller and the Marchioness 207
Masterpiece of kindly fun 207
Closing of the tale 208
Effect upon the writer 208
Making-believe very much 209
The end approaching 209
The realities of fiction 209
Death of Little Nell 210
My share in the close 211
A suggestion adopted by him 211
Success of the story 211
Useful lessons 212
Its mode of construction 213
Character and characteristics 213
The art of it 213
A recent tribute 214
Harte's "Dickens in Camp" 215