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Sketches of Young Couples – 1840 – a series of sketches
 The success of Edward Caswall’s 1837 Sketches of Young Ladies prompted the young Dickens to write two companion pieces, which also paint satirical portraits of early Victorian character-types. This one looks at couples. |
| THE STORY; This story looks at various types of couple,it is aimed at Gentlemen of Emgland. The chapter headings indicate the approach’ The Young Couple The Formal Couple The Loving Couple The Contradictory Couple The Couple Who Dote Upon Their Children The Cool Couple The Plausible Couple The Nice Little Couple The Egotistical Couple The Couple Who Coddle Themselves The Old Couple |   |
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