Introduction
To the reader whom I love: a preface on prefaces
1. Elephants, lions and Yarmouth bloaters
2. I have forgotten this gentleman’s name
3. Don’t be galvanic, sir!
4. Not properly born
5. King Charles and other Charleys
6. Mr. Dick and I
7. Looking out for Greek roots
8. My mind is so divided
9. An innocent, romantic boy
10. An Egyptian temple in itself
11. The most secret current of my mind
12. Britannia, that unfortunate female
Conclusion: David Copperfield rebound
Biography
Jeremy Parrott taught English at universities in Britain, France, and Hungary until 2014, since which time he has been an independent Charles Dickens scholar. He publishes in Dickens Quarterly and The Dickensian and has posted over 50 videos on various aspects of his research on the YouTube channel Dickens & Co. He is currently a Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Buckingham and Associate Editor of the Dickens Online Letters Project.
