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) | |
| No Thoroughfare | (1867) | |
| 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) | |
| To Be Read at Dusk | (1852) | |
| 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 Wilkie Collins Short Stories/Novellas
(with Wilkie Collins)
| The Last Stage Coachman | (1843) | |
| Mr. Wray's Cash Box | (1852) | |
| A Terribly Strange Bed | (1852) | |
| The Nun's Story of Gabriel's Marriage | (1853) | |
| The Dream Woman | (1855) | |
| The Angler's Story of the Lady of Glenwith Grange | (1855) | |
| After Dark | (1856) | |
| A House to Let | (1858) | |
| The Haunted House | (1859) | |
| The Queen of Hearts | (1859) | |
| The Cauldron of Oil | (1861) | |
| No Thoroughfare | (1867) | |
| The Dead Alive | (1873) | |
| Miss or Mrs.? | (1873) | |
| John Jago's Ghost | (1874) | |
| The Haunted Hotel | (1879) | |
| My Lady's Money | (1879) | |
| Who Killed Zebedee? | (1880) | |
| Miss Gwilt | (1880) | |
| The Yellow Mask | (1887) | |
| Sights A-Foot | (1887) | |
| Black and White | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Black Veil | (1836) | |
Publication Order of 100 Stories Books
| 100 Malicious Little Mysteries | (1981) | |
| 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories | (1993) | |
| 100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories | (1993) | |
| 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | (1993) | |
| 100 Wild Little Weird Tales | (1994) | |
| 100 Creepy Little Creature Stories | (1994) | |
| 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories | (1994) | |
| 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories | (1995) | |
| 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories | (1995) | |
| 100 Astounding Little Alien Stories | (1996) | |
| 100 Fiendish Little Frightmares | (1997) | |
| 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories | (1997) | |
| 100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment | (1998) | |
| 100 Menacing Little Murder Stories | (1998) | |
| 100 Hilarious Little Howlers | (1999) | |
| Crafty Cat Crimes | (2000) | |
| 100 Tiny Tales of Terror | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Adventures of Wishbone Books
| The Prince and the Pooch | (1997) | |
| Hunchdog of Notre Dame | (1997) | |
| The Mutt in the Iron Muzzle | (1997) | |
| Salty Dog | (1997) | |
| Be a Wolf! | (1997) | |
| Robinhound Crusoe | (1997) | |
| Digging Up the Past | (1997) | |
| Muttketeer! | (1997) | |
| The Pawlioned Paper | (1998) | |
| The Pawloined Paper | (1998) | |
| A Tale of Two Sitters | (1998) | |
| Dog Overboard! | (1998) | |
| A Pup in King Arthur's Court | (1998) | |
| Moby Dog | (1998) | |
| Homer Sweet Homer | (1998) | |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Dog | (1998) | |
| The Last of the Breed | (1999) | |
| Digging to the Center of the Earth | (1999) | |
| Terrier of the Lost Mines | (1999) | |
| Gullifur's Travels | (1999) | |
| Ivanhound | (2000) | |
| Huckleberry Dog | (2000) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Old Time English | (1909) | |
| Great Law and Order Stories | (1990) | |
| H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror | (1993) | |
| Thrillers | (1994) | |
| The World's Greatest Horror Stories | (2004) | |
| Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories | (2021) | |
If you have 28 books and don’t know when they were Published just ask Antique roadshow they should be able to help you.
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?
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 🙂
You’re welcome!
…Or you could just politely let us know about the oversight and we can amend said list.