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Sketches of Young Couples
The sketches accentuate various types of couples, each representing different facets of love, partnership, and society’s expectations, ranging from the whimsical to the critical.
"Sketches of Young Couples" by Charles Dickens is a collection of essays that likely reflects the social and romantic mores of the mid-19th century. The sketches accentuate various types of couples, each representing different facets of love, partnership, and society’s expectations, ranging from the whimsical to the critical.
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TO THE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND, (BEING BACHELORS OR WIDOWERS,)
THE REMONSTRANCE OF THEIR FAITHFUL FELLOW-SUBJECT,
That Her Most Gracious Majesty, Victoria, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, did, on the 23rd day of November last past, declare and pronounce to Her Most Honourable Privy Council, Her Majesty’s Most Gracious intention of entering into the bonds of wedlock.
That Her Most Gracious Majesty, in so making known Her Most Gracious intention to Her Most Honourable Privy Council as aforesaid, did use and employ the words—‘It is my intention to ally myself in marriage with Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha.’
That the present is Bissextile, or Leap Year, in which it is held and considered lawful for any lady to offer and submit proposals of marriage to any gentleman, and to enforce and insist upon acceptance of the same, under pain of a certain fine or penalty; to wit, one silk or satin dress of the first quality, to be chosen by the lady and paid (or owed) for, by the gentleman.
Contents
- 01An Urgent Remonstrance, &c.
- 02The Young Couple
- 03The Formal Couple
- 04The Loving Couple
- 05The Contradictory Couple
- 06The Couple Who Dote Upon Their Children
- 07The Cool Couple
- 08The Plausible Couple
- 09The Nice Little Couple
- 10The Egotistical Couple
- 11The Couple Who Coddle Themselves
- 12The Old Couple
- 13Conclusion
About this edition
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Advanced: for close, demanding reading
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 64 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers