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TOM PINCH AT THE ORGAN.
_Frontispiece._



CHARLES DICKENS AND MUSIC

BY JAMES T. LIGHTWOOD

AUTHOR OF 'HYMN-TUNES AND THEIR STORY'

London
CHARLES H. KELLY
25-35 CITY ROAD, AND 26 PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.

_First Edition, 1912_

IN PLEASANT MEMORY OF MANY HAPPY YEARS AT PEMBROKE HOUSE, LYTHAM




PREFACE


For many years I have been interested in the various musical
references in Dickens' works, and have had the impression that
a careful examination of his writings would reveal an aspect of