Charles Dickens

The Trial of William Tinkling Charles Dickens

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The Trial of William Tinkling: Written by Himself at the Age of Eight Years (1912)

The story contained herein was written by Charles Dickens in 1867. It is the first of four stories entitled "Holiday Romance" and was published originally in a children's magazine in America. It purports to be written by a child aged eight. It was republished in England in "All the Year Round" in 1868. For this and four other Christmas pieces, Dickens received £1,000.