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Charles Dickens
Table of Contents
Introduction & Top Questions
Early years
Beginning of a literary career
Novels from
The Pickwick Papers
to
Martin Chuzzlewit
The invention of the Christmas books
The product of his age
Dombey and Son
and
David Copperfield
Middle years
Journalism
Novels from
Bleak House
to
Little Dorrit
Marital unhappiness: Catherine Dickens and Ellen Ternan
Public readings
Last years
Final novels:
A Tale of Two Cities
,
Great Expectations
, and
Our Mutual Friend
Farewell readings
Critical opinion and scholarship
Quotes
References & Edit History
Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images & Videos
For Students
Notable Characters in the Works of Charles Dickens
Quizzes
Who Did That? A Historical Bio Quiz
The Literary World (Famous Novels)
The Literary World
Novels and Novelists Quiz
49 Questions from Britannica’s Most Popular Literature Quizzes
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Charles Dickens: Media
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Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens.
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Oliver Twist
Mr. Bumble and Mrs. Corney, illustration by George Cruikshank for Charles Dickens's...
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Dickens, Charles:
A Christmas Carol
Illustration from an undated edition of Charles Dickens's
A Christmas Carol
.
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illustration of
David Copperfield
Illustration by Hablot Knight Browne from the first edition of
David Copperfield
....
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Bleak House
Lady Dedlock entertaining a visit from her lawyer, Tulkinghorn (left); illustration...
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Great Expectations
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Charles Dickens.
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Charles Dickens's final public reading
An engraving showing Charles Dickens in March 1870 at his last public reading.
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Charles Dickens.
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Charles Dickens.
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Martita Hunt (Miss Havisham) and Anthony Wager (Pip) in the 1946 film version of...
© 1946 Universal International Pictures; photograph from a private collection
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge (right) and the Ghost of Christmas Present, illustration from an...
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Uriah Heep and David Copperfield in an illustration of
David Copperfield
An illustration by Frederick Barnard from Charles Dickens's novel
David Copperfield
...
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Theatrical Emotion of Mr. Vincent Crummles
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Our Mutual Friend
An illustration from
Our Mutual Friend
(1864–65) by Charles Dickens. The...
From
Our Mutual Friend
by Charles Dickens (The Continental Press, New York)
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