Poems, essays, sketches, engravings, music, etc., by many of England's prominent literary figures including C.C. Clarke (signed C.C.C.) and his wife Mary, William Hazlitt, Leigh Hunt, Douglas Jerrold, Charles Lamb, James Montgomery, Edward Petrie Novello, and Vincent Novello. Includes articles clipped from newspapers and photographs taken 1852 by George A. Towers. Also includes signatures of Charles Dickens, William Charles Macready, and Sir Thomas Talfourd.

"For this night only... C. Dickens, Esq. .. the performance will commence with 'Roland for an Oliver' [Dickens playing Alfred Highflyer]..., after which, 'Two O'clock in the morning,' [with Dickens playing Snobbington], ... to conclude with 'High life below stairs,' [with Dickens playing Phillip]."

Asks for a character reference before making a loan of money.

Dinner of the Dickens Fellowship, Philadelphia Branch, in celebration of the one hundred and seventh anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. Hotel Adelphia. With a speakers list and hand-written notes.

Founded on "Cricket on the Hearth," the book by Charles Dickens, the drama by Dion Boucicault.