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Black 2007, p. 735. Black, Joseph Laurence (2007). "Charles Dickens". In Black, Joseph Laurence (ed.). The age of romanticism. The Victorian era. The twentieth century and beyond. The Broadview Anthology of British Literature. Vol. 2. Broadview Press. pp. 735–743. ISBN978-1-55111-869-7. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
Dickens, Charles (2013) [1836]. "Sunday under Three Heads"(PDF). Electronics Classics Series. Archived from the original(PDF) on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
Furneaux 2011, pp. 190–191. Furneaux, Holly (2011). "Childhood". In Ledger, Sally; Furneaux, Holly (eds.). Dickens in Context. Cambridge University Press. pp. 186–193. ISBN978-0-521-88700-7. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
Forster, John (2008) [1875]. "Chapter 20". The Life of Charles Dickens. Vol. III. Project Gutenberg. p. 462. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
Kucich & Sadoff 2006, p. 155. Kucich, John; Sadoff, Dianne F (2006). "Charles Dickens". In Kastan, David Scott (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature, Volume. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. pp. 154–164. ISBN978-0-19-516921-8. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
Kucich & Sadoff 2006, p. 162. Kucich, John; Sadoff, Dianne F (2006). "Charles Dickens". In Kastan, David Scott (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature, Volume. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. pp. 154–164. ISBN978-0-19-516921-8. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.