Short Stories
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)