Charles Dickens

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Charles Dickens

1812–1870

Famous for unforgettable characters, sharp humor, and a deep sympathy for ordinary people, this Victorian storyteller turned social criticism into some of the most widely loved novels in English. His books still feel lively and dramatic, whether he is writing about hardship, hope, or the strange comedy of everyday life.

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A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

Hard Times

Hard Times

by Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

by Charles Dickens

Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend

by Charles Dickens

Dombey and Son

Dombey and Son

by Charles Dickens

Slechte Tijden

Slechte Tijden

by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

Sketches of Young Gentlemen

Sketches of Young Gentlemen

by Charles Dickens

Ilman menestyksettä Joulukertomus

Ilman menestyksettä Joulukertomus

by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins

Reprinted Pieces

Reprinted Pieces

by Charles Dickens

Bleak House

Bleak House

by Charles Dickens

Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit

by Charles Dickens

Een Kerstlied in Proza

Een Kerstlied in Proza

by Charles Dickens

Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy

Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy

by Charles Dickens

Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings

Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings

by Charles Dickens

The Uncommercial Traveller

The Uncommercial Traveller

by Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

by Charles Dickens

The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices

The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices

by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

by Charles Dickens

American Notes

American Notes

by Charles Dickens

Doctor Marigold

Doctor Marigold

by Charles Dickens

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

by Charles Dickens

Les grandes espérances

Les grandes espérances

by Charles Dickens

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

by Charles Dickens

A Child's History of England

A Child's History of England

by Charles Dickens

Somebody's Luggage

Somebody's Luggage

by Charles Dickens

Cruikshank's Water Colours

Cruikshank's Water Colours

by William Harrison Ainsworth, Charles Dickens, W. H. (William Hamilton) Maxwell

Sunday Under Three Heads

Sunday Under Three Heads

by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

La Batalo de l' Vivo

La Batalo de l' Vivo

by Charles Dickens

Pictures from Italy

Pictures from Italy

by Charles Dickens

Mudfog and Other Sketches

Mudfog and Other Sketches

by Charles Dickens

Master Humphrey's Clock

Master Humphrey's Clock

by Charles Dickens

Stories of Intellect

Stories of Intellect

by Rebecca Harding Davis, Thomas De Quincey, Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, Edgar Allan Poe, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford

The Lamplighter

The Lamplighter

by Charles Dickens

The Seven Poor Travellers

The Seven Poor Travellers

by Charles Dickens

Sketches of Young Couples

Sketches of Young Couples

by Charles Dickens

A Message from the Sea

A Message from the Sea

by Charles Dickens

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

by Charles Dickens

The Battle of Life

The Battle of Life

by Charles Dickens

Los Ladrones de Londres

Los Ladrones de Londres

by Charles Dickens

The Cricket on the Hearth

The Cricket on the Hearth

by Charles Dickens

The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers

by Charles Dickens

To Be Read at Dusk

To Be Read at Dusk

by Charles Dickens

David Copperfield - Tome II

David Copperfield - Tome II

by Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist, Vol. 2 (of 3)

Oliver Twist, Vol. 2 (of 3)

by Charles Dickens

No Thoroughfare

No Thoroughfare

by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins

Tales from Dickens

Tales from Dickens

by Hallie Erminie Rives, Charles Dickens

Una historia de dos ciudades

Una historia de dos ciudades

by Charles Dickens

Bardell v. Pickwick

Bardell v. Pickwick

by Percy Fitzgerald, Charles Dickens

Kaksi kaupunkia

Kaksi kaupunkia

by Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist, Vol. 1 (of 3)

Oliver Twist, Vol. 1 (of 3)

by Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist, Vol. 3 (of 3)

Oliver Twist, Vol. 3 (of 3)

by Charles Dickens

The Wreck of the Golden Mary

The Wreck of the Golden Mary

by Charles Dickens

Three Ghost Stories

Three Ghost Stories

by Charles Dickens

Some Christmas Stories

Some Christmas Stories

by Charles Dickens

Zwei Städte

Zwei Städte

by Charles Dickens

David Copperfield - Tome I

David Copperfield - Tome I

by Charles Dickens

Cantique de Noël

Cantique de Noël

by Charles Dickens

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

by Charles Dickens

About the author

Born in Portsmouth, England, in 1812, Charles Dickens drew heavily on his own early hardships, including time spent working in a blacking factory after his father was sent to debtors' prison. Those experiences helped shape the emotional force of his fiction and his lasting concern with poverty, injustice, and the struggles of children and working people.

He first became widely known with The Pickwick Papers and went on to write major novels including Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and A Christmas Carol. Many of his works were published in serial form, which helped build a huge popular audience and gave his storytelling its famous momentum, cliffhangers, and large cast of vivid characters.

Dickens was also a journalist, editor, and celebrated public reader of his own work. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished, but his influence has never faded: he remains one of the defining voices of Victorian literature and one of the most widely read novelists in the world.