Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

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Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English novelist renowned as the greatest of the Victorian era. He is best known for works such as "Oliver Twist," "A Christmas Carol," "David Copperfield," and "A Tale of Two Cities." His novels are celebrated for their humor, satire, and keen social observations.

Charles Dickens debuted with "The Pickwick Papers," a monthly serial from April 1836 to November 1837. His novels, listed in order of publication, include timeless works such as "Oliver Twist," "A Christmas Carol," and "Great Expectations." These stories often explore themes of social injustice, poverty, and redemption. "Oliver Twist" follows the orphan Oliver as he navigates the harsh realities of Victorian England. "A Christmas Carol" transforms Ebenezer Scrooge from a miser to a philanthropist through ghostly visitations. "Great Expectations" traces Pip's journey from a blacksmith's apprentice to a gentleman, highlighting class mobility and moral growth.

Standalone Novels

The Pickwick Papers

(1837)

The Adventures of Oliver Twist

(1838)

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby

(1839)

Barnaby Rudge

(1841)

Master Humphrey's Clock

(1841)

Old Curiosity Shop

(1841)

A Christmas Carol

(1843)

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

(1844)

The Chimes

(1844)

The Cricket on the Hearth

(1845)

The Battle of Life

(1846)

Dombey and Son

(1848)

The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain

(1848)

David Copperfield

(1850)

Bleak House

(1853)

Hard Times

(1854)

A Child's History of England

(1854)

Little Dorrit

(1855)

The Hanged Man's Bride

(1857)

A Tale of Two Cities

(1859)

Great Expectations

(1861)

Our Mutual Friend

(1865)

No Thoroughfare

(1867)(With: Wilkie Collins)

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

(1870)

Short Stories/Novellas (with Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell, Adelaide Anne Procter)

The Black Veil

(1836)

The Holly Tree Inn

(1850)

A House to Let

(1858)(With: Wilkie Collins,Elizabeth Gaskell,Adelaide Anne Procter)

The Haunted House

(1859)

Doctor Marigold

(1866)

The Magic Fishbone

(1867)

George Silverman's Explanation

(1868)

Short Story Collections

Sketches by Boz

(1836)

Master Humphrey's Clock, Volume 2

(1841)

To Be Read at Dusk

(1852)

The Poor Traveller / Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn

(1858)

Reprinted Pieces

(1861)

The Complete Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens

(1866)

Mudfog and Other Papers Contributed to Bentley's Miscellany

(1880)

Select Short Fiction

(1976)

The Signalman & Other Ghost Stories

(1984)

Hunted Down

(2016)

Night Walks and Other Essays

(2020)

Collections

Three Ghost Stories

(1998)

Wicked Wit of Charles Dickens

(2002)(With: Shelley Klein)

Nick Hern

Great Expectations

(1861)

Mary Queen of Scots Got her Head Chopped Off

(1987)(By: Liz Lochhead)

Honour

(1995)(By: Joanna Murray-Smith)

Hotel

(1997)(By: Caryl Churchill)

Scotland Plays

(1998)(By: Liz Lochhead,Iain Crichton Smith,Catherine Czerkawska,Philip Howard,Ann Marie Di Mambro,Stephen Greenhorn,David Greig,Linda McLean)

Anna Weiss

(1998)(By: Mike Cullen)

My Boy Jack

(1998)(By: David Haig)

Howie the Rookie

(1999)(By: Mark O'Rowe)

Passing Places

(1999)(By: Stephen Greenhorn)

Be My Baby

(2000)(By: Amanda Whittington)

Love Upon the Throne

(2000)(By: Patrick Barlow)

Push Up

(2002)(By: Roland Schimmelpfennig,Maja Zade)

His Dark Materials

(2005)(By: Philip Pullman,Nicholas Wright)

When You Cure Me

(2005)(By: Jack Thorne)

The Winterling

(2006)(By: Jez Butterworth)

5/11

(2006)(By: Edward Kemp)

Cruising

(2007)(By: Alecky Blythe)

How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found

(2007)(By: Fin Kennedy)

Iron

(2008)(By: Rona Munro)

Never So Good

(2008)(By: Howard Brenton)

Happy Now?

(2008)(By: Lucinda Coxon)

Cherry Blossom

(2009)(By: Catherine Grosvenor)

Tuesdays at Tesco's

(2009)(By: Emmanuel Darley,Matthew Hurt,Sarah Vermande)

When the Rain Stops Falling

(2009)(By: Andrew Bovell)

So You Want To Go To Drama School?

(2011)(By: Helen Freeman)

The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping and other plays

(2011)(By: Fin Kennedy)

Sex with a Stranger

(2012)(By: Stefan Golaszewski)

The Haunting

(2012)

The Acting Book

(2012)(By: John Abbott)

Goodbye to All That

(2012)(By: Luke Norris)

Herding Cats

(2012)(By: Lucinda Coxon)

Chimerica

(2013)(By: Lucy Kirkwood)

Godchild

(2013)(By: Deborah Bruce)

Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin

(2014)(By: Enda Walsh)

Cressida

(2014)(By: Nicholas Wright)

Blood and Ice

(2014)(By: Liz Lochhead)

Coram Boy

(2014)(By: Jamila Gavin)

Elephants

(2016)(By: Rose Heiney)

Kiss Me Quickstep

(2016)(By: Amanda Whittington)

Russian Dolls

(2016)(By: Kate Lock)

This is Living

(2016)(By: Liam Borrett)

Mr Incredible

(2016)(By: Camilla Whitehill)

Us/Them

(2017)(By: Carly Wijs)

Run

(2017)(By: Stephen Laughton)

Consent

(2017)(By: Nina Raine)

Again

(2018)(By: Stephanie Jacob)

The Clink

(2018)(By: Stephen Jeffreys)

Night Time

(2019)(By: Selma Dimitrijevic)

Family: Three Plays

(2020)(By: Iain Crichton Smith,Linda McLean,Riccardo Galgani)

Anthologies

The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories

(1909)

Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror

(1931)

World's Great Mystery Stories

(1943)

Echoes Of Terror

(1980)

Alfred Hitchcock's Fatal Attractions

(1983)

Ghost Stories

(1986)

Great Law and Order Stories

(1990)

The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror

(1992)

H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror

(1993)

100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories

(1993)

100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories

(1993)

The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales

(1993)

Thrillers

(1994)

Children's Christmas Stories and Poems

(1995)

Classic Sea Stories

(1996)

Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories

(1996)

Writing New York

(1998)

Tales of Terror: Between Heaven and the Earth

(2002)

The World's Greatest Horror Stories

(2004)

The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849

(2010)

50 Classic Novellas

(2011)

London Stories

(2013)

Round the Christmas Fire

(2013)

The Phantom Coach

(2014)

That Glimpse of Truth

(2014)

Chilling Ghost Stories

(2015)

Fireside Ghost Stories for Christmas Eve

(2015)

Best Ghost Short Stories 1850-1899

(2016)

The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 2

(2016)

The Greatest Books of All Time #4

(2017)

Writers: Their Lives and Works

(2018)

The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 3

(2019)

30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories

(2019)

30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die

(2019)

Victorian Anthologies of Classic Spectral Stories to Chill and Thrill the Senses

(2020)

Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories

(2021)

The Dover Anthology of Classic Christmas Stories

(2023)

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