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Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was born in a little house in Landport, Portsea, England, on February 7, 1812. The second of eight children, he grew up in a family frequently beset by financial insecurity. When the family fortunes improved, Charles went back to school, after which he became an office boy, a freelance reporter, and finally an author. With Pickwick Papers (1836–37) he achieved immediate fame. In a few years he was easily the most popular and respected writer of his time. It has been estimated that one out of every ten persons in Victorian England was a Dickens reader. Oliver Twist (1837), Nicholas Nickleby (1838–39), and The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-41) were huge successes. Martin Chuzzlewit (1843–44) was less so, but Dickens followed it with his unforgettable, A Christmas Carol (1843), Bleak House (1852–53), Hard Times (1854), and Little Dorrit (1855–57), which reveal his deepening concern for the injustices of British society. A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1860–61), and Our Mutual Friend (1864–65) complete his major works.
Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol
A Book-to-Table Classic
Charles Dickens
9780451479921
$25.00 US
Hardcover
Oct 16, 2018
Puffin Books
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
9780241240366
$30.00 US
Hardcover
May 17, 2016
Penguin Classics
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens , Mary Kate McDevitt , Mark Peppe
9780147512895
$9.99 US
Paperback
Oct 16, 2014
Puffin Books
Age 8-12 years
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens , John Leech
9780143122494
$20.00 US
Hardcover
Oct 08, 2014
Penguin Classics
Great Expectations (Movie Tie-In)
Great Expectations (Movie Tie-In)
Charles Dickens
9780143126454
$22.00 US
Paperback
Oct 23, 2013
Penguin Books
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens , Jessica Hische
9780143123798
$28.00 US
Hardcover
Dec 12, 2012
Penguin Books
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
9780142423356
$14.99 US
Paperback
Sep 13, 2012
Puffin Books
Age 10 and up
Hard Times
Hard Times
Charles Dickens
9780307947208
$10.00 US
Paperback
Jan 10, 2012
Vintage
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
9780307947185
$13.00 US
Paperback
Jan 10, 2012
Vintage
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
9780307947178
$14.00 US
Paperback
Jan 10, 2012
Vintage
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
9780307947161
$12.00 US
Paperback
Jan 10, 2012
Vintage
Bleak House
Bleak House
Charles Dickens
9780307947192
$14.00 US
Paperback
Jan 03, 2012
Vintage
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories
Charles Dickens
9780451532022
$5.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Dec 06, 2011
Signet
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
And Other Christmas Books
Charles Dickens
9780307947215
$11.00 US
Paperback
Nov 29, 2011
Vintage
Major Works of Charles Dickens (Penguin Classics hardcover boxed set)
Major Works of Charles Dickens (Penguin Classics hardcover boxed set)
Great Expectations; Hard Times; Oliver Twist; A Christmas Carol; Bleak House; A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
9780141198415
$130.00 US
Boxed Set
Nov 23, 2011
Penguin Classics
Hard Times
Hard Times
Charles Dickens
9780141198347
$25.00 US
Hardcover
Nov 16, 2011
Penguin Classics
Bleak House
Bleak House
Charles Dickens , Hablot K. Brown , Hablot K. Brown
9780141198354
$29.00 US
Hardcover
Nov 16, 2011
Penguin Classics
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
9780141196909
$27.00 US
Hardcover
Apr 26, 2011
Penguin Classics
Bleak House
Bleak House
Charles Dickens
9780451531902
$8.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Apr 05, 2011
Signet
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Charles Dickens , Tom Haugomat
9780143106272
$18.00 US
Paperback
Dec 28, 2010
Penguin Classics
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
9780141192499
$25.00 US
Hardcover
Sep 28, 2010
Penguin Classics
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
Charles Dickens
9780141195858
$26.00 US
Hardcover
Sep 28, 2010
Penguin Classics
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books
Introduction by Margaret Atwood
Charles Dickens
9780307271754
$22.00 US
Hardcover
Nov 10, 2009
Everyman's Library
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Charles Dickens
9780812980455
$20.00 US
Paperback
Oct 06, 2009
Modern Library
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Abridged Edition
Charles Dickens
9780141325545
$8.99 US
Paperback
Mar 05, 2009
Puffin Books
Age 10 and up
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
9780451531186
$6.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Feb 03, 2009
Signet
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
9780141324524
$7.99 US
Paperback
Sep 11, 2008
Puffin Books
Age 10 and up
Hard Times
Hard Times
Charles Dickens
9780451530998
$5.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Jul 01, 2008
Signet
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
9780141322438
$8.99 US
Paperback
Jun 19, 2008
Puffin Books
Age 10 and up
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
9780451530578
$6.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Feb 06, 2007
Signet
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
9780451530042
$6.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Feb 07, 2006
Signet
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge
Introduction by Peter Ackroyd
Charles Dickens
9780307262905
$30.00 US
Hardcover
Nov 08, 2005
Everyman's Library
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
9780451529718
$5.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Apr 05, 2005
Signet
The Haunted House
The Haunted House
Charles Dickens
9780812973068
$21.00 US
Paperback
Oct 12, 2004
Modern Library
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens
9780141439969
$13.00 US
Paperback
Jan 27, 2004
Penguin Classics
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers
Charles Dickens
9780812967272
$23.00 US
Paperback
Aug 12, 2003
Modern Library

Books

Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol
A Book-to-Table Classic
Charles Dickens
9780451479921
$25.00 US
Hardcover
Oct 16, 2018
Puffin Books
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
9780241240366
$30.00 US
Hardcover
May 17, 2016
Penguin Classics
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, Mary Kate McDevitt, Mark Peppe
9780147512895
$9.99 US
Paperback
Oct 16, 2014
Puffin Books
Age 8-12 years
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, John Leech
9780143122494
$20.00 US
Hardcover
Oct 08, 2014
Penguin Classics
Great Expectations (Movie Tie-In)
Great Expectations (Movie Tie-In)
Charles Dickens
9780143126454
$22.00 US
Paperback
Oct 23, 2013
Penguin Books
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens, Jessica Hische
9780143123798
$28.00 US
Hardcover
Dec 12, 2012
Penguin Books
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
9780142423356
$14.99 US
Paperback
Sep 13, 2012
Puffin Books
Age 10 and up
Hard Times
Hard Times
Charles Dickens
9780307947208
$10.00 US
Paperback
Jan 10, 2012
Vintage
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
9780307947185
$13.00 US
Paperback
Jan 10, 2012
Vintage
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
9780307947178
$14.00 US
Paperback
Jan 10, 2012
Vintage
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
9780307947161
$12.00 US
Paperback
Jan 10, 2012
Vintage
Bleak House
Bleak House
Charles Dickens
9780307947192
$14.00 US
Paperback
Jan 03, 2012
Vintage
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories
Charles Dickens
9780451532022
$5.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Dec 06, 2011
Signet
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
And Other Christmas Books
Charles Dickens
9780307947215
$11.00 US
Paperback
Nov 29, 2011
Vintage
Major Works of Charles Dickens (Penguin Classics hardcover boxed set)
Major Works of Charles Dickens (Penguin Classics hardcover boxed set)
Great Expectations; Hard Times; Oliver Twist; A Christmas Carol; Bleak House; A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
9780141198415
$130.00 US
Boxed Set
Nov 23, 2011
Penguin Classics
Hard Times
Hard Times
Charles Dickens
9780141198347
$25.00 US
Hardcover
Nov 16, 2011
Penguin Classics
Bleak House
Bleak House
Charles Dickens, Hablot K. Brown, Hablot K. Brown
9780141198354
$29.00 US
Hardcover
Nov 16, 2011
Penguin Classics
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
9780141196909
$27.00 US
Hardcover
Apr 26, 2011
Penguin Classics
Bleak House
Bleak House
Charles Dickens
9780451531902
$8.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Apr 05, 2011
Signet
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Charles Dickens, Tom Haugomat
9780143106272
$18.00 US
Paperback
Dec 28, 2010
Penguin Classics
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
9780141192499
$25.00 US
Hardcover
Sep 28, 2010
Penguin Classics
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
Charles Dickens
9780141195858
$26.00 US
Hardcover
Sep 28, 2010
Penguin Classics
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books
Introduction by Margaret Atwood
Charles Dickens
9780307271754
$22.00 US
Hardcover
Nov 10, 2009
Everyman's Library
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Charles Dickens
9780812980455
$20.00 US
Paperback
Oct 06, 2009
Modern Library
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Abridged Edition
Charles Dickens
9780141325545
$8.99 US
Paperback
Mar 05, 2009
Puffin Books
Age 10 and up
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
9780451531186
$6.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Feb 03, 2009
Signet
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
9780141324524
$7.99 US
Paperback
Sep 11, 2008
Puffin Books
Age 10 and up
Hard Times
Hard Times
Charles Dickens
9780451530998
$5.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Jul 01, 2008
Signet
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
9780141322438
$8.99 US
Paperback
Jun 19, 2008
Puffin Books
Age 10 and up
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
9780451530578
$6.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Feb 06, 2007
Signet
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
9780451530042
$6.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Feb 07, 2006
Signet
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge
Introduction by Peter Ackroyd
Charles Dickens
9780307262905
$30.00 US
Hardcover
Nov 08, 2005
Everyman's Library
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
9780451529718
$5.95 US
Mass Market Paperback
Apr 05, 2005
Signet
The Haunted House
The Haunted House
Charles Dickens
9780812973068
$21.00 US
Paperback
Oct 12, 2004
Modern Library
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens
9780141439969
$13.00 US
Paperback
Jan 27, 2004
Penguin Classics
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers
Charles Dickens
9780812967272
$23.00 US
Paperback
Aug 12, 2003
Modern Library

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