The bill of fare, imitated from Goldsmith, [ca. 1831].Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870engManuscript, in a single hand, of a copy of Dickens' poem Bill of Fare, a parody of Oliver Goldsmith's Retaliation. Written for a private dinner party, the poem imagines a dinner party in which the guests are to be eaten; declares each guest to be a certain dish, such as curry, duck, or tongue; and writes lighthearted epitaphs for each of them. The manuscript contains 358 lines instead of the 360 lines in other known transcriptsPaper WM 1825.Inscription on flyleaf: To Miss Maria Beadnell This trifle is dedicated by the Author.Binding: folded paper, no stitching. Written on cover: The Bill of Fare Imitated from Goldsmith By Charles Dickens.