First Chapter

Name: George Silverman’s Explanation - First Chapter
Author: Charles Dickens

IT happened in this wise -

But, sitting with my pen in my hand looking at those words again, without descrying any hint in them of the words that should follow, it comes into my mind that they have an abrupt appearance. They may serve, however, if I let them remain, to suggest how very difficult I find it to begin to explain my explanation. An uncouth phrase: and yet I do not see my way to a better.

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Chicago: Charles Dickens, "First Chapter," George Silverman’s Explanation, trans. Evans, Sebastian in George Silverman’s Explanation Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SDXULFXGEVPJCM9.

MLA: Dickens, Charles. "First Chapter." George Silverman’s Explanation, translted by Evans, Sebastian, in George Silverman’s Explanation, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SDXULFXGEVPJCM9.

Harvard: Dickens, C, 'First Chapter' in George Silverman’s Explanation, trans. . cited in , George Silverman’s Explanation. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SDXULFXGEVPJCM9.