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
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The Pickwick Papers |
(1837) |
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The Adventures of Oliver Twist |
(1838) |
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby |
(1839) |
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Barnaby Rudge |
(1841) |
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Master Humphrey’s Clock |
(1841) |
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Old Curiosity Shop |
(1841) |
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A Christmas Carol |
(1843) |
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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit |
(1844) |
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The Chimes |
(1844) |
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The Cricket on the Hearth |
(1845) |
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The Battle of Life |
(1846) |
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Dombey and Son |
(1848) |
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The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain |
(1848) |
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David Copperfield |
(1850) |
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Bleak House |
(1853) |
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Hard Times |
(1854) |
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A Child’s History of England |
(1854) |
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Little Dorrit |
(1855) |
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The Hanged Man’s Bride |
(1857) |
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A Tale of Two Cities |
(1859) |
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Great Expectations |
(1861) |
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Our Mutual Friend |
(1865) |
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No Thoroughfare |
(1867) |
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
(1870) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
(with Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell, Adelaide Anne Procter)
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The Black Veil |
(1836) |
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The Holly Tree Inn |
(1850) |
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A House to Let |
(1858) |
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The Haunted House |
(1859) |
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Doctor Marigold |
(1866) |
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The Magic Fishbone |
(1867) |
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George Silverman’s Explanation |
(1868) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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Sketches by Boz |
(1836) |
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Master Humphrey’s Clock, Volume 2 |
(1841) |
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To Be Read at Dusk |
(1852) |
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The Poor Traveller / Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn |
(1858) |
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Reprinted Pieces |
(1861) |
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The Complete Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens |
(1866) |
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Mudfog and Other Papers Contributed to Bentley’s Miscellany |
(1880) |
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Select Short Fiction |
(1976) |
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The Signalman & Other Ghost Stories |
(1984) |
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Hunted Down |
(2016) |
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Night Walks and Other Essays |
(2020) |
Publication Order of Collections
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Three Ghost Stories |
(1998) |
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Wicked Wit of Charles Dickens |
(2002) |
Publication Order of Nick Hern Books
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Great Expectations |
(1861) |
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Mary Queen of Scots Got her Head Chopped Off |
(1987) |
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Honour |
(1995) |
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Hotel |
(1997) |
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Scotland Plays |
(1998) |
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Anna Weiss |
(1998) |
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My Boy Jack |
(1998) |
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Howie the Rookie |
(1999) |
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Passing Places |
(1999) |
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Be My Baby |
(2000) |
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Love Upon the Throne |
(2000) |
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Push Up |
(2002) |
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His Dark Materials |
(2005) |
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When You Cure Me |
(2005) |
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The Winterling |
(2006) |
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5/11 |
(2006) |
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Cruising |
(2007) |
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How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found |
(2007) |
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Iron |
(2008) |
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Never So Good |
(2008) |
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Happy Now? |
(2008) |
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Cherry Blossom |
(2009) |
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Tuesdays at Tesco’s |
(2009) |
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When the Rain Stops Falling |
(2009) |
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So You Want To Go To Drama School? |
(2011) |
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The Urban Girl’s Guide to Camping and other plays |
(2011) |
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Sex with a Stranger |
(2012) |
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The Haunting |
(2012) |
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The Acting Book |
(2012) |
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Goodbye to All That |
(2012) |
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Herding Cats |
(2012) |
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Chimerica |
(2013) |
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Godchild |
(2013) |
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Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin |
(2014) |
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Cressida |
(2014) |
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Blood and Ice |
(2014) |
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Coram Boy |
(2014) |
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Elephants |
(2016) |
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Kiss Me Quickstep |
(2016) |
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Russian Dolls |
(2016) |
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This is Living |
(2016) |
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Mr Incredible |
(2016) |
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Us/Them |
(2017) |
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Run |
(2017) |
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Consent |
(2017) |
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Again |
(2018) |
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The Clink |
(2018) |
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Night Time |
(2019) |
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Family: Three Plays |
(2020) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories |
(1909) |
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Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror |
(1931) |
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World’s Great Mystery Stories |
(1943) |
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Echoes Of Terror |
(1980) |
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Fatal Attractions |
(1983) |
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Ghost Stories |
(1986) |
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Great Law and Order Stories |
(1990) |
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The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror |
(1992) |
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H.P. Lovecraft’s Book of Horror |
(1993) |
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100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories |
(1993) |
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100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories |
(1993) |
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The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales |
(1993) |
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Thrillers |
(1994) |
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Children’s Christmas Stories and Poems |
(1995) |
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Classic Sea Stories |
(1996) |
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Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories |
(1996) |
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Writing New York |
(1998) |
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Tales of Terror: Between Heaven and the Earth |
(2002) |
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The World’s Greatest Horror Stories |
(2004) |
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The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849 |
(2010) |
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50 Classic Novellas |
(2011) |
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London Stories |
(2013) |
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Round the Christmas Fire |
(2013) |
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The Phantom Coach |
(2014) |
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That Glimpse of Truth |
(2014) |
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Chilling Ghost Stories |
(2015) |
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Fireside Ghost Stories for Christmas Eve |
(2015) |
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Best Ghost Short Stories 1850-1899 |
(2016) |
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The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 2 |
(2016) |
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The Greatest Books of All Time #4 |
(2017) |
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Writers: Their Lives and Works |
(2018) |
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The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 3 |
(2019) |
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30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories |
(2019) |
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30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die |
(2019) |
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Victorian Anthologies of Classic Spectral Stories to Chill and Thrill the Senses |
(2020) |
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Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories |
(2021) |
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The Dover Anthology of Classic Christmas Stories |
(2023) |