in the United States, i. 303, 315, 322, 328,
344, 348, 366, 370, 374, 375, 393, 397, 400, 411;
described, i. 410-412 (and see iii. 389 note).

_Quarterly Review_, prophecy in not fulfilled, i. 139 note;
notice of _Oliver Twist_ in, i. 184;
on Cruikshank and Leech, ii. 418.

Queen (Her Majesty the) and Auber, iii. 134, 135;
alleged offers to Dickens, iii. 503, and 503, 504 note;
desire of, to see Dickens act, iii. 506;
Thackeray's copy of the _Carol_ purchased by, iii. 506, 507 note;
Dickens's interview with, iii. 507, 508;
grief at Dickens's death, iii. 542.

RACHEL (Madame), caprice of, iii. 137.

Ragged schools, Dickens's interest in, ii. 57;
results of, ii. 57 note (and see ii. 494);
proposed paper on, by Dickens, declined by _Edinburgh Review_,
ii. 58.

Railroads, American, ladies' cars on, i. 338.

Railway travelling, effect on Dickens, iii. 450;
in America, i. 336-338, 368, iii. 398, 405, 435, 436.

Ramsay (Dean) on _Bleak House_ and Jo, iii. 47, 48.

Ramsgate, entertainments at, ii. 214 note.

Raven, death of Dickens's first, i. 235-239;
of second, ii. 215.

Raymond (George), ii. 476.

Reade (Charles), _Hard Cash_ contributed by, to _All the Year
Round_, iii. 245.

Readings, gratuitous, iii. 61 note;
private, in Scheffer's atelier, iii. 148;
in Lincoln's-inn-fields, ii. 162, 174, 175.
public, Dickens's first thoughts of, ii. 174, 284, iii. 60;
argument against paid, iii. 61, 189;
idea of, revived, iii. 189;
opinions as to, asked and given, iii. 189, 190 note;
disadvantages of, iii. 191;
proposal from Mr. Beale respecting, iii. 196;
first rough notes as to, iii. 198, 199 note;
various managers employed by Dickens, iii. 223;
hard work involved by, iii. 224, 445;
study given to, iii. 318.
first series of, iii. 223-238;
sale of books of, iii. 232 note;
subjects of, iii. 235.
second series of, iii. 255-274;
what it comprised, iii. 259;
new subjects for, iii. 260.
third series of, iii. 298-324;
Messrs. Chappell's connection with, iii. 306-310.
American, iii. 388-443;
result of, iii. 415, 441.

Readings given by Dickens:
Australian, contemplated, iii. 270 note (but see 272);
Bulwer's opinion of, iii. 271 note.
last series of, iii. 444-460 (and see 437 note).

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