Charles Dickens
Born 7 February 1812 · Died 9 June 1870
From Landport, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Writes fiction and nonfiction
Charles Dickens, was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era, and one of the most popular of all time. He created some of literature's most iconic characters, with the theme of social reform running throughout his work. The continuing popularity of his novels and short stories is such that they have never gone out of print.
Quotes
“If any one were to ask me what in my opinion was the dullest and most stupid spot on the face of the Earth, I should decidedly say Chelmsford.”
p. 53 “Minerva House … was “a finishing establishment for young ladies,” where some twenty girls of the ages from thirteen to nineteen inclusive, acquired a smattering of everything and a knowledge of nothing.”
Sketches by Boz, Chapter 3 “Whatever was required to be done, the Circumlocution Office was beforehand with all the public departments in the art of perceiving — HOW NOT TO DO IT.”
Little Dorrit, Chapter 10 “A person who can’t pay, gets another person who can’t pay, to guarantee that he can pay. Like a person with two wooden legs getting another person with two wooden legs, to guarantee that he has got two natural legs.”
Little Dorrit, Chapter 23 “Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There’s no better rule.”
Great Expectations, Chapter 40
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Books by Charles Dickens in order
Books by Charles Dickens in the order they were published, from The Adventures of Oliver Twist (1822) to The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870).
- 1The Adventures of Oliver Twist
The Adventures of Oliver Twist1822 - 2Sketches By Boz
Sketches By Boz1836 - 3The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers1836 - 4The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby1838 - 5Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge1840 - 6The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop1840 - 7A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol1843 - 8The Works of Charles Dickens
The Works of Charles Dickens1843 - 9The Chimes
The Chimes1844 - 10Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens (Author of Barnaby Rudge,
Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens (Author of Barnaby Rudge, Bleak House, David Copperfield and Other Works)1846 - 11The Battle of Life
The Battle of Life1846 - 12The Cricket on the Hearth
The Cricket on the Hearth1846 - 13The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain1848 - 14The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Personal History of David Copperfield1849 - 15Bleak House, Volume II
Bleak House, Volume II1850 - 16The Works of Charles Dickens, Volume Twenty-eight
The Works of Charles Dickens, Volume Twenty-eight1852 - 17Hard Times
Hard Times1854 - 18Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit1855 - 19A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities1859 - 20The Uncommercial Traveller
The Uncommercial Traveller1861 - 21Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend1864 - 22American Notes
American Notes1867 - 23The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood1870