Charles Dickens Bibliography
Charles Dickens Bibliography:
- Sketches by Boz (1836)
- The Pickwick Papers (1836-7)
- Oliver Twist (1837-9)
- Nicholas Nickleby (1838-9)
- The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1)
- Barnaby Rudge (1841)
- Master Humphrey's Clock (1841)
- A Christmas Carol (1843)
- The Chimes (1844)
- American Notes (1842)
- The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-4)
- Christmas Books (1843-49)
- Pictures from Italy (1844-45)
- The Cricket on the Hearth (1845)
- The Battle of Life (1846)
- Dombey and Son (1846-8)
- The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848)
- David Copperfield (1849-50)
- A Child's History of England (1851-53)
- Bleak House (1852-3)
- Hard Times (1854)
- Little Dorrit (1855-7)
- The Wreck of the Golden Mary (1856)
- The Perils of Certain English Prisoners (1857)
- A Tale of Two Cities (1859)
- Hunted Down (1859)
- The Uncommercial Traveller (1860)
- A Message from the Sea (1860)
- Great Expectations (1860-1)
- Reprinted Pieces (1861)
- Tom Tiddler's Ground (1861)
- The Haunted House (1862)
- Somebody's Luggage (1862)
- Mrs Lirriper's Lodgings (1863)
- Mrs Lirriper's Legacy (1864)
- Our Mutual Friends (1864-5)
- Doctor Marigold (1865)
- The Trial for Murder (1865)
- Mugby Junction (1866)
- The Signal-Man (1866)
- No Thoroughfare (1867) (with Wilkie Collins)
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870)
- The Mudfog Papers (1880)
- The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices (1890) (with Wilkie Collins)
- To Be Read At Dusk (1898)
The Works of Charles Dickens freely available on this website (ordered alphabetically):
To read online, just click on the title of your choice:
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A Child's History of England
A Child's History of England is a delightful history of England written by Dickens. It covers history of England from 50 BC to 1837 AD.
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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol is a story about redemption of a selfish and hard-hearted old man Ebenezer Scrooge.
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A Holiday Romance
A Holiday Romance contains four short stories written from the point of view of four children.
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A Message From the Sea
A Message from the Sea tells the story of how Captain Jorgan found a message in a bottle...
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A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities tells an intriguing story of love, courage and self-sacrifice during the French Revolution.
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All The Year Round
Contributions to All The Year Round by Charles Dickens: The Poor Man and his Beer, Landor's Life, The Late Mr. Stanfield...
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American Notes
American Notes is an interesting and critical portrait of the young American nation, written by Dickens in response to his travels through the US.
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Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge, a historical novel of the Gordon Riots in 1780, tells a story of individuals caught up in the mindless violence of the mob.
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Bleak House
Bleak House is a tragic, romantic and complicated story about the inheritance and absurdities of English law in the 1850s.
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David Copperfield
David Copperfield is a story about the struggles and obstacles of life that a young man (David Copperfield) overcomes.
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Doctor Marigold
Doctor Marigold is a story about street peddler who adopts a deaf-mute girl.
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Dombey and Son
Dombey and Son tells a story about Paul Dombey, a wealthy businessman, whose dream is to have a son to continue his business.
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George Silverman's Explanation
George Silverman's Explanation is a short story about a man writing about his unfulfilled life.
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Great Expectations
Great Expectations tells a story about a boy named Pip and charts his progress through life.
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Hard Times
Hard Times tells a story of a number of different characters and their growth through troubles and time.
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Hunted Down
Hunted Down is a short story about poisoning and life-insurance fraud
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Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit is a novel about disappointment and a satire on the shortcomings of the government and society.
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Master Humphrey's Clock
Master Humphrey's Clock is a collection of short stories.
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Miscellaneous Papers
Miscellaneous Papers is a collection of essays from The Examiner, Household Words and All the year round
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Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy
Short story - Mrs. Lirriper Relates How She Went On, And Went Over, Mrs. Lirriper Relates How Jemmy Topped Up
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Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings
Short story - How Mrs. Lirriper Carried On The Business, How The Parlours Added A Few Words
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Mudfog and Other Sketches
Mudfog and Other Sketches - Mr. Tulrumble, The First Meeting of Mudfog, The Pantomime of Life, A Lion
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Mugby Junction
Mugby Junction is the Christmas story for 1866.
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Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby is a story of a young man and his family dealing with the hardships in their life.
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Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist tells a story of injustice and hope through the eyes of orphaned boy who escapes to London.
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Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend is a satiric masterpiece and mysterious story about money and its relations among the intriguing characters.
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Pictures From Italy
Pictures From Italy is a revealing description of Dickens's journey through Italy.
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Reprinted Pieces
Reprinted Pieces - a collection of short stories by Charles Dickens
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Sketches by Boz
Sketches by Boz is a collection of short pieces presenting a variety of scenes and characters.
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Sketches of Young Couples
Sketches of Young couples - a parody of social relations between the sexes.
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Sketches of Young Gentlemen
Sketches of Young Gentlemen - Dedicated to the Young Ladies
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Some Short Christmas Stories
Short Christmas Stories - A Christmas Tree, The Child's Story, The Schoolboy's Story, Nobody's Story, The Poor Relation's Story
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Somebody's Luggage
Somebody's Luggage - a waiter stumbles upon some luggage and tries to identify its owner.
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Speeches: Literary and Social
Literary and Social Speeches given by Charles Dickens
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Sunday Under Three Heads
Sunday Under Three Heads was written as a protest against a law that would prohibit all work and all recreation on Sunday.
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The Battle of Life
The Battle of Life is a story published in 1846 as one of the Christmas stories.
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The Chimes
The Chimes is a story about self-respect and the consequences of our choices.
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The Cricket on the Hearth
The Cricket on the Hearth tells the story of John Peerybingle and his love for his wife Dot.
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The Haunted House
A tale about The Haunted House
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The Haunted Man
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain is the last novella in Dickens's Christmas series.
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The Holly Tree
The Holly Tree is a delightful little tale with dual romance.
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The Lamplighter
The Lamplighter - short story by C. Dickens
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The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices
The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices - humorous narrative of two idle apprentices running away from their employer.
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Martin Chuzzlewit
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit is a brilliant satire on selfishness and hypocrisy.
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - an unsolved mystery about Edwin Drood (Dickens died before completing the story, leaving the mystery unsolved)
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The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop tells the story of a young girl, who lives with her grandfather in his shop of curiosities.
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The Perils of Certain English Prisoners
The Perils of Certain English Prisoners is a study of British Imperialism, set in Asia and South America.
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The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers tells a story about a man who is dealt an injustice with the law.
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The Seven Poor Travellers
The Seven Poor Travellers - short story in three chapters
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The Signal-Man
The Signal-Man is a ghostly thriller by Charles Dickens
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The Trial For Murder
The Trial For Murder is a tale of an English juror haunted by a vengeful ghost.
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The Uncommercial Traveller
The Uncommercial Traveller is a collection of Dickens's memories.
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The Wreck of the Golden Mary
The Wreck of the Golden Mary tells the story of a terrifying ordeal of the passengers when Golden Mary collides with an iceberg.
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To Be Read At Dusk
To Be Read At Dusk is a story dealing with precognition.
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Tom Tiddler's Ground
Tom Tiddler's Ground - short story