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Start of Hard Times Serialisation
- When
- 1 April – 12 August 1854
- Where
- Household Words publication
Dickens began serialising Hard Times in Household Words on 1 April 1854 to boost sales, running in weekly parts until August.
The serialisation commenced on 1 April 1854, published every Saturday. It consisted of twenty weekly parts, concluding on 12 August 1854. This format was typical for Dickens, who popularised cliffhangers and episodic storytelling in Victorian literature.
Sources
- Household Words Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-29
- Hard Times (novel) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
- Charles Dickens Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
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