Order of Charles Dickens Books
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English author who is considered to be the greatest novelist of the Victorian Era. He is best known for works such as Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities and lots more. His work was praised for its humour, satire and observations of society.
Charles Dickens made his literary debut with the monthly serial The Pickwick Papers, which ran from April 1836 to November 1837. Below is a list of Charles Dickens’ books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
(with Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell, Adelaide Anne Procter)
| The Black Veil | (1836) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Holly Tree Inn | (1850) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A House to Let | (1858) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Haunted House | (1859) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Doctor Marigold | (1866) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Magic Fishbone | (1867) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| George Silverman's Explanation | (1868) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Sketches by Boz | (1836) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Master Humphrey's Clock, Volume 2 | (1841) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| To Be Read at Dusk | (1852) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Poor Traveller / Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn | (1858) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Reprinted Pieces | (1861) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Complete Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens | (1866) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mudfog and Other Papers Contributed to Bentley's Miscellany | (1880) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Select Short Fiction | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Signalman & Other Ghost Stories | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hunted Down | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Night Walks and Other Essays | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Collections
| Three Ghost Stories | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wicked Wit of Charles Dickens | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Piper S. Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories | (1909) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | (1931) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| World's Great Mystery Stories | (1943) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Echoes Of Terror | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Alfred Hitchcock's Fatal Attractions | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ghost Stories | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Great Law and Order Stories | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Thrillers | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Children's Christmas Stories and Poems | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Classic Sea Stories | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Writing New York | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tales of Terror: Between Heaven and the Earth | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The World's Greatest Horror Stories | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 50 Classic Novellas | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| London Stories | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Round the Christmas Fire | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Phantom Coach | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| That Glimpse of Truth | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Chilling Ghost Stories | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fireside Ghost Stories for Christmas Eve | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Best Ghost Short Stories 1850-1899 | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 2 | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Greatest Books of All Time #4 | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Writers: Their Lives and Works | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 3 | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Victorian Anthologies of Classic Spectral Stories to Chill and Thrill the Senses | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dover Anthology of Classic Christmas Stories | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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What happened to Master Humphrey’s clock Volume 1?
Aside from that, thank you for a really useful site!
Hi Colin,
Master Humphrey’s Clock is on the list above.
Hi. I have 28 Dickens books that appear to be very old but there is no indication of when they were published. The green hard cover books have a spine with gold artwork at the top, gold writing a black symbol and gold Chapman & Hall at the bottom. Is there any way of finding the publication date?
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You’re welcome!
…Or you could just politely let us know about the oversight and we can amend said list.