# The children of Dickens Author: Crothers, Samuel McChord, 1857-1927; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935 [Illustrator] Genre: Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75856 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+children+of+Dickens+Crothers&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary ONCE there was a city called Bagdad. I know just how it looked, and so do you. It was very mysterious. It was on a mysterious river called the Tigris. There were a great many little canals running in every direction through the city. The drinking water was brought to the houses in goatskins carried on the backs of men. These water-carriers often turned out to be very interesting persons. On the banks of the river were palm-trees, and under every palm-tree was a dervish or two. The streets of the city were narrow and winding, and dark people in flowing robes flitted about on secret errands that aroused suspicion. One could never tell what they were up to. There was Haroun Al Raschid prowli... ## Chapters - [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-children-of-dickens-75856/chapters/2/index.md) - [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-children-of-dickens-75856/chapters/4/index.md) - [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-children-of-dickens-75856/chapters/8/index.md) - [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-children-of-dickens-75856/chapters/3/index.md) - [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-children-of-dickens-75856/chapters/1/index.md) - [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-children-of-dickens-75856/chapters/5/index.md) - [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-children-of-dickens-75856/chapters/6/index.md) - [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-children-of-dickens-75856/chapters/7/index.md) - [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-children-of-dickens-75856/chapters/9/index.md) - [Part 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-children-of-dickens-75856/chapters/10/index.md) - [Part 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-children-of-dickens-75856/chapters/11/index.md) - [Part 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-children-of-dickens-75856/chapters/12/index.md)