Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on February 7th, 1812 and passed away at the age of 58 on June 9th, 1870.

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Charles Dickens Stats: The highest rated book by Charles Dickens on Book Notification is David Copperfield, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Our Mutual Friend, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Charles Dickens on Book Notification is A Tale of Two Cities, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Great Expectations, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Charles Dickens books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6.4
The Pickwick Papers
1837
Go
2
7.9
The Adventures of Oliver Twist
1838
Go
3
7.6
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby
1839
Go
4
8.7
Barnaby Rudge
1841
Go
5
8
Master Humphrey's Clock
1841
Go
6
8
Old Curiosity Shop
1841
Go
7
7.9
A Christmas Carol
1843
Go
8
8.7
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
1844
Go
9
6.9
The Chimes
1844
Go
10
6.8
The Cricket on the Hearth
1845
Go
11
6.3
The Battle of Life
1846
Go
12
8
Dombey and Son
1848
Go
13
6.5
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain
1848
Go
14
8.8
David Copperfield
1850
Go
15
8.3
Bleak House
1853
Go
16
8
Hard Times
1854
Go
17
8.5
Little Dorrit
1855
Go
18
The Hanged Man's Bride
1857
Go
19
7.8
A Tale of Two Cities
1859
Go
20
7.8
Great Expectations
1861
Go
21
Mrs Lirriper
1863
Go
22
8.7
Our Mutual Friend
1865
Go
23
9
No Thoroughfare (With: Wilkie Collins)
1867
Go
24
8
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1870
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order (with Wilkie Collins, with Elizabeth Gaskell, with Adelaide Anne Procter)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Sunday under Three Heads
1836
Go
2
8
The Black Veil
1836
Go
3
The Lamplighter
1838
Go
4
A Child's Dream of a Star
1850
Go
5
6
The Holly Tree Inn
1850
Go
6
6
The Seven Poor Travellers
1854
Go
7
9
A House to Let (With: Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell, Adelaide Anne Procter)
1858
Go
8
10
The Haunted House
1859
Go
9
A Message from the Sea
1860
Go
10
6
Somebody's Luggage
1862
Go
11
8
Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings
1864
Go
12
8
Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy
1864
Go
13
8
Doctor Marigold
1866
Go
14
6
Mugby Junction
1866
Go
15
6
The Magic Fishbone
1867
Go
16
Holiday Romance
1868
Go
17
George Silverman's Explanation
1868
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Sketches by Boz
1836
Go
2
The Mudfog Papers
1837
Go
3
6
Sketches of Young Gentlemen
1838
Go
4
Master Humphrey's Clock, Volume 2
1841
Go
5
6
Sketches of Young Couples
1843
Go
6
6
To Be Read at Dusk
1852
Go
7
8
The Poor Traveller / Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn
1858
Go
8
6.5
Reprinted Pieces
1861
Go
9
10
The Complete Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens
1866
Go
10
Holiday Romance and Other Writings for Children
1868
Go
11
6
Mudfog and Other Papers Contributed to Bentley's Miscellany
1880
Go
12
Select Short Fiction
1976
Go
13
The Signalman & Other Ghost Stories
1984
Go
14
6
Three Ghost Stories
1998
Go
15
6
Wicked Wit of Charles Dickens (With: Shelley Klein)
2002
Go
16
8
Hunted Down
2016
Go
17
8
Night Walks and Other Essays
2020
Go

List of Nick Hern Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.8
Great Expectations
1861
Go
2
Mary Queen of Scots Got her Head Chopped Off (By: Liz Lochhead)
1987
Go
3
Honour (By: Joanna Murray-Smith)
1995
Go
4
Hotel (By: Caryl Churchill)
1997
Go
5
Scotland Plays (By: Liz Lochhead, Iain Crichton Smith, Catherine Czerkawska, Philip Howard, Ann Marie Di Mambro, Stephen Greenhorn, David Greig, Linda McLean)
1998
Go
6
Anna Weiss (By: Mike Cullen)
1998
Go
7
My Boy Jack ( By: David Haig)
1998
Go
8
Howie the Rookie (By: Mark O'Rowe)
1999
Go
9
Passing Places (By: Stephen Greenhorn)
1999
Go
10
Be My Baby (By: Amanda Whittington)
2000
Go
11
Love Upon the Throne (By: Patrick Barlow)
2000
Go
12
Push Up (By: Roland Schimmelpfennig, Maja Zade)
2002
Go
13
His Dark Materials (By: Philip Pullman, Nicholas Wright)
2005
Go
14
When You Cure Me (By: Jack Thorne)
2005
Go
15
The Winterling (By: Jez Butterworth)
2006
Go
16
5/11 (By: Edward Kemp)
2006
Go
17
Cruising (By: Alecky Blythe)
2007
Go
18
How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found (By: Fin Kennedy)
2007
Go
19
Iron (By: Rona Munro)
2008
Go
20
Never So Good (By: Howard Brenton)
2008
Go
21
Happy Now? (By: Lucinda Coxon)
2008
Go
22
Cherry Blossom (By: Catherine Grosvenor)
2009
Go
23
Tuesdays at Tesco's (By: Emmanuel Darley, Matthew Hurt, Sarah Vermande)
2009
Go
24
When the Rain Stops Falling (By: Andrew Bovell)
2009
Go
25
So You Want To Go To Drama School? (By: Helen Freeman)
2011
Go
26
The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping and other plays (By: Fin Kennedy)
2011
Go
27
Sex with a Stranger (By: Stefan Golaszewski)
2012
Go
28
The Haunting
2012
Go
29
The Acting Book (By: John Abbott)
2012
Go
30
Goodbye to All That (By: Luke Norris)
2012
Go
31
Herding Cats (By: Lucinda Coxon)
2012
Go
32
Chimerica (By: Lucy Kirkwood)
2013
Go
33
Godchild (By: Deborah Bruce)
2013
Go
34
Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin (By: Enda Walsh)
2014
Go
35
Cressida (By: Nicholas Wright)
2014
Go
36
Blood and Ice (By: Liz Lochhead)
2014
Go
37
Coram Boy ( By: Jamila Gavin)
2014
Go
38
Elephants (By: Rose Heiney)
2016
Go
39
Kiss Me Quickstep (By: Amanda Whittington)
2016
Go
40
Russian Dolls (By: Kate Lock)
2016
Go
41
This is Living (By: Liam Borrett)
2016
Go
42
Mr Incredible (By: Camilla Whitehill)
2016
Go
43
Us/Them (By: Carly Wijs)
2017
Go
44
Run (By: Stephen Laughton)
2017
Go
45
Consent (By: Nina Raine)
2017
Go
46
Again (By: Stephanie Jacob)
2018
Go
47
The Clink (By: Stephen Jeffreys)
2018
Go
48
Night Time (By: Selma Dimitrijevic)
2019
Go
49
Family: Three Plays (By: Iain Crichton Smith, Linda McLean, Riccardo Galgani)
2020
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
American Notes For General Circulation
1842
Go
2
Pictures from Italy
1846
Go
3
6
A Child's History of England
1854
Go
4
The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices (With: Wilkie Collins)
1857
Go
5
4
The Uncommercial Traveller
1869
Go

List of Charles Dickens Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories
1909
Go
2
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror
1931
Go
3
World's Great Mystery Stories
1943
Go
4
Echoes Of Terror
1980
Go
5
Alfred Hitchcock's Fatal Attractions
1983
Go
6
Ghost Stories
1986
Go
7
Christmas Ghosts
1988
Go
8
Great Law and Order Stories
1990
Go
9
The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror
1992
Go
10
H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror
1993
Go
11
100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories
1993
Go
12
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories
1993
Go
13
8
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales
1993
Go
14
Thrillers
1994
Go
15
Spirits Of Christmas: Twenty Other-Worldly Tales
1995
Go
16
Children's Christmas Stories and Poems
1995
Go
17
Classic Sea Stories
1996
Go
18
10
Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories
1996
Go
19
Writing New York
1998
Go
20
Tales of Terror: Between Heaven and the Earth
2002
Go
21
The World's Greatest Horror Stories
2004
Go
22
The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849
2010
Go
23
50 Classic Novellas
2011
Go
24
London Stories
2013
Go
25
Round the Christmas Fire
2013
Go
26
The Phantom Coach
2014
Go
27
That Glimpse of Truth
2014
Go
28
Chilling Ghost Stories
2015
Go
29
Fireside Ghost Stories for Christmas Eve
2015
Go
30
Best Ghost Short Stories 1850-1899
2016
Go
31
The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 2
2016
Go
32
The Greatest Books of All Time #4
2017
Go
33
50 Halloween Stories You Have to Read Before You Die
2017
Go
34
50 Eternal Masterpieces of Horror Stories
2017
Go
35
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
Go
36
The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 3
2019
Go
37
30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories
2019
Go
38
30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die
2019
Go
39
Victorian Anthologies of Classic Spectral Stories to Chill and Thrill the Senses
2020
Go
40
Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories
2021
Go
41
The Dover Anthology of Classic Christmas Stories
2023
Go
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Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (Charles John Huffam Dickens) was born on February 7th, 1812. Charles passed away June 9th, 1870 at 58 years old. Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Charles Dickens is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 24 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1837 with the novel The Pickwick Papers. The most recently released novel was The Mystery of Edwin Drood which was released in 1870.

Charles Dickens also wrote the Short Story Collections series which has 17 books including Sketches by Boz and The Mudfog Papers.

Charles Dickens: Awards & Accolades

Dickens' books have won multiple awards, The Adventures of Oliver Twist won the Audie Award, Best Female Narrator, in 1999 as well as the Audie Award - Best Audio Drama in 2014. Great Expectations won the Audie Award, Best Male Narrator, in 2010.

Charles Dickens books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1994. David Copperfield was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Multi-Voiced Performance Award, in 1996. The Adventures of Oliver Twist was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Fiction, in 1999. A Christmas Carol was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Male Narrator, in 2010. Little Dorrit was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Audio Drama, in 2010.

Charles Dickens: TV/Movies Based on Books

The work of Dickens has been adapted into numerous television series over the years. Here is a list of them in alphabetical order:

Barnaby Rudge: A thirteen episode series that ran in 1960.

Bleak House: This was made into a television serial in 1959, 1985, and 2005. The 2005 version had an all-star cast that included Gillian Anderson, Timothy West, Charles Dance, and Carey Mulligan. It aired for fifteen episodes.

Dombey and Son: A ten part miniseries produced by the BBC that was first broadcast in 1983.

Great Expectations: A 1989 version aired on ITV in the UK and The Disney Channel in the US. It starred Anthony Hopkins, Jean Simmons, and John Rhys-Davies. It was later made into a three-part BBC miniseries in 2011. That version starred Gillian Anderson, Ray Winstone, and Douglas Booth.

Little Dorrit: A 2008 co-production between the BBC and WGBH Boston. It was written by Andrew Davies and it went on to win seven Primetime Emmy Awards.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood: ITV did an adaptation of this in 1960 and then BBC made a miniseries of it in 2012.

Our Mutual Friend: A seven episode miniseries that ran in 1976. Jane Seymour was one of the stars playing Miss Bella Wilfer.

The Pickwick Papers: A twelve-part miniseries that aired on the BBC in 1985. It starred Nigel Stock, Jeremy Nicholas, and Alan Parnaby.

Not only has Charles Dickens have numerous works turned into film, many of them have been turned into film multiple times. A Christmas Carol is the big one as it has been adapted many, many times. It might be one of the most adapted works of all-time. There have been so many adaptations that many remember the adaptations better than the original. For instance, Scrooge did not visit the Cratchit family on Christmas Day in the original.

There are almost too many to list, but here is a list of some of the most famous adaptations.

- A Christmas Carol (1908): The one that started it all.
- A Christmas Carol (1938): One of the more famous adaptations starred Reginald Owen as Scrooge. It played on television for years.
- Scrooge (1951): The more famous version in Britain, starring Alastair Sim.
- A Christmas Carol (1984): George C. Scott starred as Scrooge in this adaptation.
- A Christmas Carol (1999): Patrick Stewart starred as Scrooge in this adaptation.
- A Christmas Carol (2009): The Robert Zemeckis directed, computer animated adaptation that starred Jim Carrey.
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009): Christmas is replaced with a wedding in this adaptation that saw Matthew McConaughey visited by three ghost ex-girlfriends.
- Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983): The classic Disney adaptation with Mickey Mouse playing the role of Bob Cratchit.
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992): Not to be outdone, the Muppets adapted the work with Kermit in the role of Bob Cratchit and the great Michael Caine in the role of Scrooge.
- Scrooge (1970): A musical adaptation starring Albert Finney as Scrooge.
- Scrooged (1988): An updated version on the classic story with Bill Murray playing a version of Scrooge.
- Spirited (2022): A modern version which acknowledges all that has come before and tells the story from the point of view of the ghosts. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell, and Octavia Spencer.

Other works by Dickens that have been committed to film include:

Barnaby Rudge: A 1915 silent film. It was also made into a TV series.

Bleak House: Adapted into a 1920 silent film. It was also made into a TV serial multiple times.

The Chimes: A 1914 silent film.

The Cricket on the Hearth: Adapted into silent films in 1909 and 1923.

David Copperfield: One of the most adapted works of Dickens. It was made into a film in 1911, 1913, 1922, 1935, 1969, 1993, 1999, 2000, and 2019. They were all titled David Copperfield except for 2019's The Personal History of David Copperfield.

The Death of Poor Joe: A 1901 silent film.

Dombey and Son: A 1917 silent film. It was also adapted into a television series.

Great Expectations: Another one of Dickens most adapted works. There was a movie released called Great Expectations in 1917, 1934, 1946, 1974, 1998, 1999, and 2012. Additionally, a 1955 Hong Kong film called An Orphan's Tragedy was loosely based on the book and Fitoor is a 2016 Indian Hindi adaptation. The book has also been made into a television series three times.

Hard Times: Made into a film in 1915 and in 1988.

Little Dorrit: Adapted into a film in 1920, 1924, 1934, and 1987. It was also made into a TV series.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Despite being unfinished by Dickens, it has been made into two films (1935 and 1993) and multiple television series.

Nicholas Nickleby: There have been five films made of this work. A film called The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby was released in 1947, 1982, and 2001. While a film called Nicholas Nickleby was released in 1912 and 2002.

The Old Curiosity Shop: A film titled The Old Curiosity Shop was released in 1911, 1914, 1921, 1934, 1984, and 2007. There was also a 1975 musical version that was released under the title of Mister Quilp.

Oliver Twist: There have been over 20 versions of this film released. From the kid friendly Oliver & Company (1988) to the adult drama Twist (2021).

The Pickwick Papers: Five versions of this adaptation have been released, starting with a 1913 silent film.

The Signalman: A 1976 adaptation by BBC which was based on a short story by Dickens called "The Signal-Man".

A Tale of Two Cities: There have been six movies released titled A Tale of Two Cities, released in 1911, 1917, 1922, 1935, 1958, and 1980. There is also The Only Way (1927) which was based on a play that itself was based on A Tale of Two Cities.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Charles Dickens are:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
  4. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
  5. Jane Austen, author of the novel: Pride and Prejudice.

Charles Dickens: F.A.Q

When was Charles Dickens Born?

Charles Dickens was born on February 7th, 1812.

When did Charles Dickens die?

Charles Dickens died on June 9th, 1870 at 58 years old.

Where was Charles Dickens Born?

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

What book awards has Charles Dickens won?

The Adventures of Oliver Twist: Audie Award Best Female Narrator (1999), Audie Award Best Audio Drama (2014).
Great Expectations: Audie Award Best Male Narrator (2010).

What was the first book Charles Dickens wrote?

The first book written by Charles Dickens was Sketches by Boz, published in 1836.

What was the most recent book Charles Dickens wrote?

His most recently released work was Night Walks and Other Essays (a short story) on May 27th, 2020.

How many books has Charles Dickens written?

Charles Dickens has written 64 books across 11 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 24 Standalone Novels
  • 17 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 17 Short Story Collections
  • 2 books in the Nick Hern Series
  • 5 Non-Fiction Books

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