Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.
Books by Charles Dickens
20 books available
2016
Nicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens
3.9(40,104)
Penniless but principled, young Nicholas Nickleby navigates a world of Dickensian rogues, theatrical eccentrics, and cruel injustices to protect his family and forge his own path.
The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens
3.8(24,478)
Join the kind Samuel Pickwick and his club members on funny trips across 19th-century England, meeting many different people and seeing society's oddities.
Dombey and Son
by Charles Dickens
3.9(13,783)
Mr. Dombey's rigid pride and commercial ambition lead to his personal and professional ruin as he neglects his children, especially his daughter Florence, in this Victorian story of family and downfall.
1800
Martin Chuzzlewit
by Charles Dickens
3.8(14,745)
In a sharp transatlantic satire, Dickens examines the Chuzzlewit family's selfishness, following one Martin's journey from moral decay to redemption and another's descent into greed, blackmail, and crime, all while introducing the memorable Mrs. Gamp.
The Chimes
by Charles Dickens
3.4(2,716)
On New Year's Eve, a porter is taken by the spirits of the chimes to see a grim future, making him confront social injustice and rediscover his faith in humanity.
The Old Curiosity Shop
by Charles Dickens
3.8(17,472)
A selfless young girl and her sick grandfather escape across Victorian England, pursued by a grotesque moneylender, in a story of lost innocence and strong devotion.