Responses to the 1851 Exhibition in Household Words

[...] he felt pressurised into discussing an event which failed to interest him personally, but was clearly of interest to many of his magazine's readers. [...] the unillustrated Household Words was unable to offer the exciting visual images of the Crystal Palace and its exhibits which appeared...

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Published in:Dickensian 2001-12, Vol.97 (455), p.228
Main Author: Wynne, Deborah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colonies & territories
Design
Fairs & exhibitions
Households
Religious icons
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Summary:[...] he felt pressurised into discussing an event which failed to interest him personally, but was clearly of interest to many of his magazine's readers. [...] the unillustrated Household Words was unable to offer the exciting visual images of the Crystal Palace and its exhibits which appeared in rival magazines like Punch and the Illustrated London News, and Dickens was reluctant to present his readers with endless descriptions of the exhibits, He felt obliged to represent the Exhibition in Household Words, yet could not easily proclaim his own 'horror of sights'.
ISSN:0012-2440