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Dickens wrote many colorful, sad, funny, and witty novellas and short stories of the Victorian era.

Novellas & Short Stories:


  • A Holiday Romance »
    Charming four short stories presented through the point of view of four children. (23 pages)

  • A Message From the Sea »
    Nautical adventure and mystery story that begins with a message in a bottle... (21 pages)

  • Doctor Marigold »
    Short story about a street peddler who finds happiness with his adopted deaf-mute daughter. (19 pages)

  • George Silvermans Explanation »
    A short story about a man writing about his unfulfilled life. (18 pages)

  • Hunted Down »
    Detective short story revolving around poisoning and life-insurance fraud. (15 pages)

  • Master Humphrey's Clock »
    A story of a lonely man who decides to start a club, where the members would read out their stories to others. (76 pages)

  • Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy »
    A short story of how Mrs. Lirriper and her friend send stories to her son at school. (20 pages)

  • Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings »
    A short story first published in 1863 in All the Year Round magazine. (23 pages)

  • Mudfog and Other Sketches »
    Collection of short stories - Public Life Of Mr. Tulrumble, The First Meeting of Mudfog, The Pantomime of Life, A Lion... (54 pages)

  • Mugby Junction »
    Collection of short tales revolving around Victorian railway station. (33 pages)

  • Reprinted Pieces »
    Collection of short stories - The Long Voyage, The Begging-Letter Writer, A Child's Dream of a Star, Our English Watering-Place... (153 pages)

  • Sketches by Boz »
    Rich collection of short pieces presenting a variety of scenes and characters. (325 pages)

  • Sketches of Young Couples »
    Collection of short stories focusing on couples. A parody of social relations between the sexes. (32 pages)

  • Sketches of Young Gentlemen »
    Sarcastic and humorous work describing various types of Victorian young gentlemen - dedicated to the young ladies. (30 pages)

  • Some Short Christmas Stories »
    Collection of Christmas Stories - A Christmas Tree, The Child's Story, The Schoolboy's Story, Nobody's Story, The Poor Relation's Story... (34 pages)

  • Somebody's Luggage »
    Story about a waiter who stumbles upon some luggage and tries to identify its owner. (33 pages)

  • Sunday Under Three Heads »
    A political tract that was written as a protest against a law that would prohibit all work and all recreation on Sunday. (19 pages)

  • The Battle of Life »
    A novella published in 1846 as one of the Christmas stories, portraying the struggles of daily lives. (51 pages)

  • The Chimes »
    A Christmas morality tale about self-respect and the consequences of the choices we make. (51 pages)

  • The Cricket on the Hearth »
    A heartwarming Christmas fable telling a story of John Peerybingle and his much younger wife Dot. (53 pages)

  • The Haunted House »
    A short ghost story set in a deserted haunted house. (19 pages)

  • The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain »
    The last novella in Dickens' Christmas series tells a story of Professor Redlaw, who is haunted by his ghostly twin. (56 pages)

  • The Holly Tree »
    A warm short story that focuses on romance and the baggage that comes with it. (23 pages)

  • The Lamplighter »
    A farce in one act revolving around the lamplighter. (12 pages)

  • The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices »
    Humorous narrative of two idle apprentices running away from their employer. (67 pages)

  • The Perils of Certain English Prisoners »
    An adventure story of kidnapping and pirates set in Central America. (31 pages)

  • The Seven Poor Travellers »
    A short war story told on Christmas Eve with lessons of kindness and forgiveness. (17 pages)

  • The Signal Man »
    A ghostly thriller revolving around a railway worker with supernatural visions. (9 pages)

  • The Trial For Murder »
    Short story of a bored bank official, who is haunted by a vengeful ghost. (8 pages)

  • The Wreck of the Golden Mary »
    A short story about a terrifying ordeal of the passengers when the ship Golden Mary collides with an iceberg. (20 pages)

  • To Be Read At Dusk »
    A short ghost story told from the point of view of an eavesdropper. (8 pages)

  • Tom Tiddler's Ground »
    A short story exploring hermitage existence. (17 pages)


  • Biography
  • Novels:
    • A Christmas Carol (48 pages)
    • A Tale of Two Cities (227 pages)
    • Barnaby Rudge (418 pages)
    • Bleak House (579 pages)
    • David Copperfield (578 pages)
    • Dombey and Son (591 pages)
    • Great Expectations (298 pages)
    • Hard Times (172 pages)
    • Little Dorrit (560 pages)
    • Nicholas Nickleby (546 pages)
    • Oliver Twist (267 pages)
    • Our Mutual Friend (541 pages)
    • Martin Chuzzlewit (556 pages)
    • The Mystery of Edwin Drood (159 pages)
    • The Old Curiosity Shop (361 pages)
    • The Pickwick Papers (520 pages)
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