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

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)
Little Dorrit	(1855)
A Tale of Two Cities	(1859)
Great Expectations	(1861)
Our Mutual Friend	(1865)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood	(1870)

Publication Order of Charles Dickens Short Story Collection Books

Sketches by Boz	(1836)
Master Humphrey's clock Volume 2	(1841)
The Poor Traveller/ Boots at the Holly-tree Inn	(1858)
Reprinted Pieces	(1861)
Mudfog and other papers contributed to Bentley's miscellany	(1880)
The Signalman & Other Ghost Stories	(1984)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Great Law and Order Stories

(1990)

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