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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.
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    Charles Dickens
    9798217314621
    $26.00 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 08, 2026
    DK
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    Charles Dickens
    9780744024012
    Audiobook Download
    Dec 22, 2020
    DK Children
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens
    9780744024104
    Audiobook Download
    Dec 01, 2020
    DK Children
    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
    Scrooge #worstgiftever
    Scrooge #worstgiftever
    Charles Dickens , Brett Wright
    9780399550652
    Ebook
    Sep 27, 2016
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    Charles Dickens , Mary Kate McDevitt , Mark Peppe
    9780147512895
    $9.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 16, 2014
    Puffin Books
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    Charles Dickens , John Leech
    9780143122494
    $20.00 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 08, 2014
    Penguin Classics
    The Pickwick Papers
    The Pickwick Papers
    Charles Dickens
    9780698161825
    Ebook
    Jun 03, 2014
    Signet
    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
    $30.00 US
    Hardcover
    Dec 12, 2012
    Penguin Books
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    9780142423356
    $14.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 13, 2012
    Puffin Books
    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
    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
    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
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    9780307758378
    Ebook
    Aug 31, 2011
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    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
    $19.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 28, 2010
    Penguin Classics
    A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations (Bantam Classics Editions)
    A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations (Bantam Classics Editions)
    Charles Dickens
    9780345529640
    Ebook
    Dec 09, 2010
    Bantam Classics
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens , Jean Zallinger
    9780307758910
    Ebook
    Dec 08, 2010
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations (Oprah's Book Club)
    A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations (Oprah's Book Club)
    Two Novels
    Charles Dickens
    9781101499511
    Ebook
    Dec 06, 2010
    Penguin Books
    A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books
    A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books
    Introduction by Margaret Atwood
    Charles Dickens
    9780307271754
    $24.00 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
    $10.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 05, 2009
    Puffin Books
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    9780451531186
    $7.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Feb 03, 2009
    Signet
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    Charles Dickens
    9780141324524
    $9.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 11, 2008
    Puffin Books
    Hard Times
    Hard Times
    Charles Dickens
    9780451530998
    $5.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jul 01, 2008
    Signet
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens
    9780141322438
    $10.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 19, 2008
    Puffin Books
    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
    $7.95 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
    David Copperfield
    David Copperfield
    Charles Dickens
    9780140439441
    $11.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 28, 2004
    Penguin Classics

    Books

    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    Charles Dickens
    9798217314621
    $26.00 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 08, 2026
    DK
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    Charles Dickens
    9780744024012
    $7.50 US
    Audiobook Download
    Dec 22, 2020
    DK Children
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens
    9780744024104
    $7.50 US
    Audiobook Download
    Dec 01, 2020
    DK Children
    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
    Scrooge #worstgiftever
    Scrooge #worstgiftever
    Charles Dickens, Brett Wright
    9780399550652
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Sep 27, 2016
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    Charles Dickens, Mary Kate McDevitt, Mark Peppe
    9780147512895
    $9.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 16, 2014
    Puffin Books
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    Charles Dickens, John Leech
    9780143122494
    $20.00 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 08, 2014
    Penguin Classics
    The Pickwick Papers
    The Pickwick Papers
    Charles Dickens
    9780698161825
    $4.99 US
    Ebook
    Jun 03, 2014
    Signet
    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
    $30.00 US
    Hardcover
    Dec 12, 2012
    Penguin Books
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    9780142423356
    $14.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 13, 2012
    Puffin Books
    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
    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
    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
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    9780307758378
    $4.99 US
    Ebook
    Aug 31, 2011
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    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
    $19.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 28, 2010
    Penguin Classics
    A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations (Bantam Classics Editions)
    A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations (Bantam Classics Editions)
    Charles Dickens
    9780345529640
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Dec 09, 2010
    Bantam Classics
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens, Jean Zallinger
    9780307758910
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Dec 08, 2010
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations (Oprah's Book Club)
    A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations (Oprah's Book Club)
    Two Novels
    Charles Dickens
    9781101499511
    $11.99 US
    Ebook
    Dec 06, 2010
    Penguin Books
    A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books
    A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books
    Introduction by Margaret Atwood
    Charles Dickens
    9780307271754
    $24.00 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
    $10.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 05, 2009
    Puffin Books
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    9780451531186
    $7.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Feb 03, 2009
    Signet
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    Charles Dickens
    9780141324524
    $9.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 11, 2008
    Puffin Books
    Hard Times
    Hard Times
    Charles Dickens
    9780451530998
    $5.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Jul 01, 2008
    Signet
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens
    9780141322438
    $10.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 19, 2008
    Puffin Books
    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
    $7.95 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
    David Copperfield
    David Copperfield
    Charles Dickens
    9780140439441
    $11.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 28, 2004
    Penguin Classics

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