Robert L. Patten

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1860–1861

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Robert L. Patten, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Dickens begins serializing Great Expectations in All the Year Round

   1860–1861

   Role: Scholar

   1. 1October 1860 · UnknownPre-Serialization Preparation

      Dickens prepared four weekly episodes in October 1860, noting the heavy task without usual anguished cries.

   2. 21 December 1860 to August 1861 · LondonSerialization Launch

      Great Expectations began weekly serialization in All the Year Round on 1 December 1860, running for thirty-six episodes.

   3. 311-15 June 1861 · UnknownCompletion and Book Publication

      Dickens completed the novel in June 1861 and secured contracts for book publication in Europe.

Sources

1. Great Expectations Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01