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''Household Words'' was a weekly Magazine edited by Charles Dickens which took its name from the line from Shakespeare "Familiar in his mouth as household words" — '' Henry V ''. It was published between 1850 and 1859 . In 1859, owing to a dispute between Dickens and the publishers it was replaced by '' All The Year Round '' in which he had greater control.

The journal contained a mixture of fiction and nonfiction. A large amount of the non-fiction dealt with the social issues of the time.

A number of prominent novels were serialized in ''Household Words'' including,


Other contributors to Household Words included Adelaide Anne Procter (under the name "Mary Berwick") and James Payn .