Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) DICKENS'S CHILDREN DICKENS'S CHILDREN TEN DRAWINGS BY JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS MCMXII COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS LIST OF SUBJECTS ILLUSTRATED BY JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH'S PAINTINGS Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit on Christmas Day _"A Christmas Carol," Stave Three_ David Copperfield and Peggotty by the Parlour Fire _"David Copperfield," Chapter II_ Paul Dombey and Florence on the Beach at Brighton _"Dombey and Son," Chapter VIII_ Little Nell and Her Grandfather at Mrs. Jarley's _"The Old Curiosity Shop," Chapter XXVI_ Pip and Joe Gargery _"Great Expectations," Chapter II_ Jenny Wren, the Little Dolls' Dressmaker _"Our Mutual Friend," Chapter I, Book Second_ Oliver's First Meeting with the Artful Dodger _"Oliver Twist," Chapter VIII_ Mrs. Kenwigs and the Four Little Kenwigses _"Nicholas Nickleby," Chapter XIV_ The Runaway Couple _"Christmas Stories," The Holly-Tree, Second Branch_ Little Em'ly _"David Copperfield," Chapter III_ TINY TIM AND BOB CRATCHIT ON CHRISTMAS DAY TINY TIM AND BOB CRATCHIT ON CHRISTMAS DAY _"A Christmas Carol," Stave Three_ In came little Bob, the father, with at least three feet of comforter exclusive of the fringe, hanging down before him; and his threadbare clothes darned up and brushed, to look seasonable; and Tiny Tim upon his shoulder. [Illustration] DAVID COPPERFIELD AND PEGGOTTY BY THE PARLOUR FIRE DAVID COPPERFIELD AND PEGGOTTY BY THE PARLOUR FIRE _"David Copperfield," Chapter II_ "Peggotty," says I, suddenly, "were you ever married?" "Lord, Master Davy," replied Peggotty, "what's put marriage in your head?" She answered with such a start, that it quite awoke me.... "But _were_ you ever married, Peggotty?" says I. "You are a very handsome woman, an't you?" [Illustration] PAUL DOMBEY AND FLORENCE ON THE BEACH AT BRIGHTON PAUL DOMBEY AND FLORENCE ON THE BEACH AT BRIGHTON _"Dombey and Son," Chapter VIII_ His favourite spot was quite a lonely one, far away from most loungers; and with Florence sitting by his side at work, or reading to him, or talking to him, and the wind blowing on his face, and the water coming up among the wheels of his bed, he wanted nothing more. [Illustration] LITTLE NELL AND HER GRANDFATHER AT MRS. JARLEY'S LITTLE NELL AND HER GRANDFATHER AT MRS. JARLEY'S _"The Old Curiosity Shop," Chapter XXVI_