A middle-class weekly family magazine, unillustrated and costing 2d, Household Words (1850-1859) was “conducted” by Charles Dickens. Christmas issues were particularly successful Poems in Household Words are generally unsigned and often featured poetry. The magazine was amalgamated into All the Year Round, following Dickens’ dispute with the publishers. Unless otherwise noted, poet attribution is from Anne Lohrli’s Household Words: A Weekly Journal 1850-1859 (University of Toronto Press, 1973).
| Poem title | Poet(s) | Date | Vol etc. | Transcribed? | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Wassail for the New Year | Meredith, George | 1852-01-03 | Household Words Volume 4, Issue 93, Page 348–349 | no | 1229 |
| The Linnet-Hawker | Meredith, George | 1852-01-10 | Household Words Volume 4, Issue 94, Page 372 | yes | 1230 |
| The Source of Joy | Harper | 1852-01-17 | Household Words Volume 4, Issue 95, Page 397 | no | 1231 |
| Forgive! | Harper | 1852-01-24 | Household Words Volume 4, Issue 96, Page 420 | no | 1232 |
| Fragment of a Poet’s Life | Macintosh, Eliza Anne (née Griffiths) | 1852-01-31 | Household Words Volume 4, Issue 97, Page 444–445 | no | 1233 |
| Roll On! | Harper | 1852-02-07 | Household Words Volume 4, Issue 98, Page 469 | no | 1234 |
| Friendship’s Valentine | Greenwell, Dora | 1852-02-14 | Household Words Volume 4, Issue 99, Page 492–493 | no | 1235 |
| War | Meredith, George | 1852-02-21 | Household Words Volume 4, Issue 100, Page 517 | no | 1236 |
| A Cry from the Dust! | 1852-02-28 | Household Words Volume 4, Issue 101, Page 540 | no | 1237 | |
| The Mighty Magician | Harper | 1852-03-06 | Household Words Volume 4, Issue 102, Page 564 | no | 1238 |
| The Use of Flowers | Harper | 1852-03-13 | Household Words Volume 4, Issue 103, Page 588 | no | 1239 |
| The Camera-Obscura. A Sunday Morning Lecture | Horne, Richard Hengist | 1852-03-20 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 104, Page 11–12 | yes | 1241 |
| King Dirt. A Song Adapted to a slow Sanitary Movement | Tiffin | 1852-03-27 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 105, Page 31–32 | no | 1242 |
| The Growth of Good | Holland, Elizabeth (née Gaskell) | 1852-04-03 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 106, Page 54–55 | no | 1243 |
| An Emigrant’s Glance Homeward | George, Frances (née Southwell) | 1852-04-10 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 107, Page 80 | no | 1244 |
| From Gold to Gray | Macintosh, Eliza Anne (née Griffiths) | 1852-04-17 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 108, Page 104 | no | 1245 |
| The Legend of the Miraculous Rose-Trees | Ollier, Edmund | 1852-04-24 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 109, Page 128–129 | no | 1246 |
| The Tale Unfinished | Macintosh, Eliza Anne (née Griffiths) | 1852-05-01 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 110, Page 152 | no | 1247 |
| A Recollection of Sir Martin Shee. On the Last Occasion of His Presiding at the Festival of the Royal Academy of Art | Talfourd, Thomas Noon | 1852-05-08 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 111, Page 176 | no | 1248 |
| Angel Eyes | Hill, Louisa | 1852-05-22 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 113, Page 224 | no | 1249 |
| The Fiery Trial. A Legend | Macintosh, Eliza Anne (née Griffiths) | 1852-05-29 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 114, Page 248–250 | no | 1250 |
| Hope. An Epigram | 1852-06-12 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 116, Page 297 | no | 1251 | |
| Bread of Life | Prince, John Critchley | 1852-06-19 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 117, Page 321–322 | no | 1252 |
| The Lady and the Child | Macintosh, Eliza Anne (née Griffiths) | 1852-06-26 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 118, Page 345–346 | no | 1253 |
| The First-Born | Meredith, George | 1852-07-10 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 120, Page 392 | no | 1254 |
| A Household Word to My Cousin Helen | Norton, Caroline | 1852-07-24 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 122, Page 440 | no | 1255 |
| The Thinker and the Doer | Harper | 1852-07-31 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 123, Page 464 | no | 1256 |
| The Cities of Time | Horne, Richard Hengist | 1852-08-07 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 124, Page 489 | no | 1257 |
| The Rhyme of the Caliph | Ollier, Edmund | 1852-08-14 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 125, Page 512–513 | no | 1258 |
| The Path of Faith | Harper | 1852-08-28 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 127, Page 561–562 | no | 1259 |
| Kilspindie | Hunt, Leigh | 1852-09-04 | Household Words Volume 5, Issue 128, Page 585 | no | 1260 |
| The Trumpets of Doolkarnein | Hunt, Leigh | 1852-09-18 | Household Words Volume 6, Issue 130, Page 12–13 | no | 1261 |
| Alice’s Posies | Tomkins, Mary Jane (Plarr) | 1852-09-25 | Household Words Volume 6, Issue 131, Page 36–37 | no | 1262 |
| The Tower of the Seine | Macintosh, Eliza Anne (née Griffiths) | 1852-10-02 | Household Words Volume 6, Issue 132, Page 60–61 | no | 1263 |
| Speed the Plough | Ollier, Edmund | 1852-10-09 | Household Words Volume 6, Issue 133, Page 84–85 | no | 1264 |
| School Friendship | Macintosh, Eliza Anne (née Griffiths) | 1852-11-06 | Household Words Volume 6, Issue 137, Page 181 | no | 1265 |
| A Child’s First Letter | Macintosh, Eliza Anne (née Griffiths) | 1852-11-13 | Household Words Volume 6, Issue 138, Page 204 | no | 1266 |
| The Deeds of Wellington | Bennett, William Cox | 1852-11-20 | Household Words Volume 6, Issue 139, Page 229–231 | no | 1267 |
| The Ghosts’ Banquet | Ollier, Edmund | 1852-12-04 | Household Words Volume 6, Issue 141, Page 277–278 | no | 1268 |
| The Host’s Story | Ollier, Edmund | 1852-12-18 | Household Words Volume 6, SpecialIssue Christmas issue, Page 20–21 | no | 1550 |
| The Mother’s Story | Macintosh, Eliza Anne (née Griffiths) | 1852-12-18 | Household Words Volume 6, SpecialIssue Christmas issue, Page 33–36 | no | 1551 |
| The Bush with the Bleeding Breast | Hawker, Robert Stephen | 1852-12-18 | Household Words Volume 6, Issue 143, Page 324–325 | no | 1269 |