Abbreviations

To minimize the number of endnotes in this book, I have used in the text abbreviations for the most frequently quoted works, followed by a reference to the chapter and/or page of the edition of the work (see Notes, p. 145) in which the particular citation is found. Following is a list of the abbreviations I have used.

DICKENS

DS

Dombey and Son

OMF

Our Mutual Friend

THACKERAY

EH

The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century

VF

Vanity Fair

Pen

Pendennis

New

The Newcomes

HE

Henry Esmond

CARLYLE

CME

Critical and Miscellaneous Essays

HHW

Heroes and Hero-Worship

PP

Past and Present