# Household words, no. 330, July 19, 1856

Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 [Editor]

Genre: English literature -- Periodicals

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77354

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Household+words%2C+no.+330%2C+July+19%2C+1856+Dickens&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

March 3rd, 1840. A long letter to-day from Robert, which surprised and vexed and fluttered me so, that I have been sadly behind-hand with my work ever since. He writes in worse spirits than last time, and absolutely declares that he is poorer even than when he went to America, and that he has made up his mind to come home to London. How happy I should be at this news, if he only returned to me a prosperous man! As it is, though I love him dearly, I cannot look forward to the meeting him again, disappointed and broken down and poorer than ever, without a feeling almost of dread for both of us. I was twenty-six last birthday and he was thirty-three; and there seems less chance now than ever...

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/household-words-no-330-july-19-1856-77354/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/household-words-no-330-july-19-1856-77354/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/household-words-no-330-july-19-1856-77354/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/household-words-no-330-july-19-1856-77354/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/household-words-no-330-july-19-1856-77354/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/household-words-no-330-july-19-1856-77354/chapters/6/index.md)