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)
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)
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)

If You Like Charles Dickens Books, You’ll Love…

• Jane Austen
• Arthur Conan Doyle
• Herman Melville

8 Responses to “Order of Charles Dickens Books”

1. Kristine Clark: 2 months ago

   If you have 28 books and don’t know when they were Published just ask Antique roadshow they should be able to help you.

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2. Colin McGee: 2 months ago

   What happened to Master Humphrey’s clock Volume 1?
   Aside from that, thank you for a really useful site!

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   • Graeme: 2 months ago

     Hi Colin,

     Master Humphrey’s Clock is on the list above.

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3. Travers Powell: 3 years ago

   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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4. 98ilovri: 8 years ago

   Since some people like to leave rude comments, I decided to leave a good one! This site has been so helpful to me. I have finally sorted my library and have been able to put the Chronicles of Narnia, the Dark Tower series, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and the Game of thrones series in perfect order. Thank you very much. Your work is appreciated by the majority of users 🙂

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   • Brandon: 8 years ago

     You’re welcome!

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5. crimclov: 8 years ago

   You have failed to list Barnaby Rudge. Your list is therefore inaccurate and unreliable.

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   • Brandon: 8 years ago

     …Or you could just politely let us know about the oversight and we can amend said list.

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