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	(1839)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby	(1839)
Barnaby Rudge	(1841)
Master Humphrey's Clock	(1841)
The 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: For These Times	(1854)
Little Dorrit	(1857)
A Tales of Two Cities	(1859)
Great Expectations	(1861)
Our Mutual Friend	(1865)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood	(1870)