ckens at work on, i. 16;
dedication of, i, 26;
the Kenwigs in, i, 25;
and see ii. 200

Nicknames, Dickens's, of George Cattermole, i. 42, 143;
of his children, i. 76, 126, 170, 322, 338, 453;
nautical, i. 152;
of himself, i. 198, 206, 307, 362;
of Frank Stone, i. 214, 305

Norton, C. E., ii. 326

Noviomagians, the, i. 272

"Old Curiosity Shop, The," Dickens engaged on, i. 28;
scenes in, described by Dickens for illustration, i. 21, 33-37, 42;
Dickens heartbroken over the story, i. 36, 37, 42

"Oliver Twist," publication of, i. 4;
Dickens at work on, i. 11;
the reading of "The Murder" from, ii. 326, 395, 397, 399

Ollier, Edmund, ii. 209, 407;
letters to, ii. 213, 425

Olliffe, Lady, ii. 187, 190

Olliffe, Sir J., ii. 417

Olliffe, the Misses, ii. 190

Organs, street, i. 104

Osgood, Mr., ii. 310, 336, 337, 340, 346, 352, 356, 366

"Our Mutual Friend," ii. 208, 210, 224;
and as to illustrations for, see ii. 211, 237

Ouvry, Frederic, ii. 188, 300;
letters to, ii. 205, 427

Overs, i. 37, 49

Owen, Professor, ii. 235

Panizzi, Antonio, ii. 84;
letters to, ii. 89, 90, 92

Pardoe, Miss, letter to, i. 73

Paris, Dickens at, i. 130, 131, 147, 157-161, 169, 174, 239, 376,
378, 385-387, 413, 406-425, 430, 431; ii. 171, 187;
house-hunting in, i. 158;
description of Dickens's house in, i. 159;
state of, in 1846, i. 160, 161;
feeling of people of, for Dickens, i. 411;
Dickens's reading at, ii. 187-190, 192

Parkinson, J. C., ii. 327;
letter to, ii. 401

Parrots, human, i. 87, 121

"Patrician's Daughter, The," prologue to, written by Dickens,
i. 55, 77

Patronage, the curse of England, ii. 213, 356

Paxton, Sir Joseph, i. 446

Phelps, J., i. 366

"Pickwick," origin and publication of, i. 1, 3;
first mention of Jingle, i. 3;
conclusion of, celebrated, i. 5;
the design of the Shepherd in, explained, i. 85, 89

Picnic, a, of the elements, i, 116;
with Eton boys, i. 255, 258

"Picnic Papers," Dickens's share of the, ii. 91

Plessy, Madame, i. 412; ii. 440

Pollock, Sir F., ii. 97, 144, 209;
letter to, ii. 10, 214

Pollock, Mrs. F., letter to, ii. 440

Poole, John, i. 298, 317; ii. 228;
letter to, i. 236

"Poor Travellers, The," i. 378;
sale of, i. 379

Portraits of Dickens, by Maclise,