From Charles Dickens: His Tragedy and Triumph, a Biography, Volume Two, by Edgar Johnson
AMONG HIS IMAGINARY BOOKS
"... The Wisdom of Our Ancestors, of which the successive volumes were labeled: 'I. Ignorance. II. Superstition. III. The Block. IV. The Stake. V. The Rack. VI. Dirt. VII. Disease.' Along side this bulky work was The Virtues of our Ancestors, a single volume so narrow the title had to be printed sideways."
From Part Eight: The Darkening Scene, 1851 - 1858, Chapter One: Fog Over England
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