▁ere cted ▁these ▁schools ▁as ▁a ▁mem orial ▁of ▁friendship ▁and ▁further ance ▁of ▁his ▁p ious ▁wish . ▁This ▁corner ▁stone ▁was ▁laid ▁by ▁their ▁friend ▁Hann ah , ▁wid ow ▁of ▁William ▁Brown ▁E sq . ▁MD , ▁on ▁this ▁ 1 3 th ▁day ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁ ▁His ▁will ▁also ▁appointed ▁Charles ▁Dick ens ▁as ▁his ▁literary ▁exec utor ▁I ▁appoint ▁my ▁friend ▁Charles ▁Dick ens , ▁of ▁G ad ' s ▁Hill ▁Place , ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Kent , ▁Es quire , ▁my ▁literary ▁exec utor ; ▁and ▁beg ▁of ▁him ▁to ▁publish ▁without ▁alter ation ▁as ▁much ▁of ▁my ▁notes ▁and ▁ref lections ▁as ▁may ▁make ▁known ▁my ▁opinions ▁on ▁religious ▁matters , ▁they ▁being ▁such ▁as ▁I ▁ver ily ▁believe ▁would ▁be ▁condu ci ve ▁to ▁the ▁happiness ▁of ▁man kind . ▁a ▁task ▁which ▁Dick ens ▁apparently ▁was ▁not ▁expecting ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁enjoy . ▁At ▁any ▁rate , ▁Relig ious ▁opinions ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁Re ver end ▁Cha un cy ▁H are ▁Town sh end ▁d uly ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁ ▁Publications ▁▁ ▁The ▁We aver ' s ▁Boy , ▁A ▁T ale ; ▁and ▁Other ▁Po ems ▁( 1 8 2 5 ) ▁The ▁Re ign ing ▁Vice : ▁A ▁Sat ir ical ▁Ess ay ▁( 1 8 2 7 ) ▁A ▁Rec ent ▁Tour ▁of ▁Scotland ▁( 1 8 3 9 ) ▁Fact s ▁in ▁Mes mer ism ▁( 1 8