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There are half a dozen books of Dickens which have, I think, furnished more characters which are the constant companions of the ordinary educated man around us, than is true of any other half dozen volumes published within the same period. THERE ARE HALF A DOZEN BOOKS OF DICKENS WHICH HAVE I THINK FURNISHED MORE CHARACTERS WHICH ARE THE CONSTANT COMPANIONS OF THE ORDINARY EDUCATED MAN AROUND US THAN IS TRUE OF ANY OTHER HALF DOZEN VOLUMES PUBLISHED WITHIN THE SAME PERIOD
ls. In consequence, while there are not nearly as many who are actually like people one meets, as for instance in Thackeray, there are a great many more who possess _characteristics_ which we encounter continually, though rarely as strongly developed as in the fictional originals. So Dickens' characters last almost as Bunyan's do. For instance, Jefferson Brick and Elijah Pogram and Hannibal Chollop are all real personifications of certain bad tendencies in American life, and I am continually thinking of or alluding to some newspaper editor or Senator or homicidal rowdy by one of these three names. I never met any one exactly like Uriah Heep, but now and then we see individuals show traits which make it easy to describe them, with reference to those traits, as Uriah Heep. It is just the same with Micawber. Mrs. Nickleby is not quite a real person, but she typifies, in accentuated form, traits which a great many real persons possess, and I am continually thinking of her when I meet them.  RATHER THAN INDIVIDUALS IN CONSEQUENCE WHILE THERE ARE NOT NEARLY AS MANY WHO ARE ACTUALLY LIKE PEOPLE ONE MEETS AS FOR INSTANCE IN THACKERAY THERE ARE A GREAT MANY MORE WHO POSSESS CHARACTERISTICS WHICH WE ENCOUNTER CONTINUALLY THOUGH RARELY AS STRONGLY DEVELOPED AS IN THE FICTIONAL ORIGINALS SO DICKENS'S CHARACTERS LAST ALMOST AS BUNYANS DO FOR INSTANCE JEFFERSON BRICK AND ELIJAH POGRAM AND HANNIBAL CHOLLOP ARE ALL REAL PERSONIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN BAD TENDENCIES IN AMERICAN LIFE AND I AM CONTINUALLY THINKING OF OR ALLUDING TO SOME NEWSPAPER EDITOR OR SENATOR OR HOMICIDAL ROWDY BY ONE OF THESE THREE NAMES I NEVER MET ANY ONE EXACTLY LIKE I A HEAP BUT NOW AND THEN WE SEE INDIVIDUALS SHOW TRAITS WHICH MAKE IT EASY TO DESCRIBE THEM WITH REFERENCE TO THOSE TRAITS AS YORIA HEAP IT IS JUST THE SAME WITH MICAWBER MISSUS NICKLEBY IS NOT QUITE A REAL PERSON BUT SHE TYPIFIES IN ACCENTUATED FORM TRAITS WHICH A GREAT MANY REAL PERSONS POSSESS AND I AM CONTINUALLY THINKING OF HER WHEN I MEET THEM
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