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Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic. He created some of literature'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.

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A Tale of Two Cities

"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, th...

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Speeches: Literary and Social

"Speeches: Literary and Social" by Charles Dickens is a collection of public addresses and writings delivered by the quintessential Victorian author d...

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Hunted Down: The Detective Stories of Charles Dickens

"Hunted Down: The Detective Stories of Charles Dickens" by Charles Dickens is a collection of detective stories penned during the Victorian era, parti...

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood

"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" by Charles Dickens is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the mysterious events surro...

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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2 (of 2)

"The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2 (of 2)" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the mid-19th century. This book follows the comedic...

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The Personal History of David Copperfield

"The Personal History of David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the mid-19th century. This coming-of-age story follows the titula...

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The Lamplighter

"The Lamplighter" by Charles Dickens is a humorous novella written during the Victorian era. The story centers on the character Tom Grig, a jovial lam...

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Sunday Under Three Heads

"Sunday Under Three Heads" by Charles Dickens is a social commentary published in the early Victorian period. This work is a satirical essay examining...

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Mudfog and Other Sketches

"Mudfog and Other Sketches" by Charles Dickens is a collection of satirical sketches written during the mid-19th century. The narratives take a humoro...

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Holiday Romance

"Holiday Romance" by Charles Dickens is a whimsical collection of interconnected stories written during the Victorian era. The narrative unfolds throu...

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The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home

Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #20795 (Some B & W illustrations) #37581 (Many fine B & W illustrations) #678 (Not illustrated)

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Mr. Pickwick's Christmas Being an Account of the Pickwickians' Christmas at the Manor Farm, of the Adventures There; the Tale of the Goblin Who Stole a Sexton, and of the Famous Sports on the Ice

"Mr. Pickwick's Christmas" by Charles Dickens is a festive novella, likely written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a delightful extension...

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A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #46 (Original First Edition Cover; 1843 Original Illustrations in Color by John Leech) #19337 (Published in 1905; Illustrations in Black and White by G. A. Williams) #24022 (Published in 1915; Illustrations in Black and White and Color by By Arthur Rackham) #30368 (First edition with original hand written pages; Black and White illustrations)

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The Battle of Life: A Love Story

"The Battle of Life: A Love Story" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the mid-19th century. As a Christmas book, it delves into themes of love, ...

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A Christmas Carol

Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #46 (Original First Edition Cover; 1843 Original Illustrations in Color by John Leech) #19337 (Published in 1905; Illustrations in Black and White by G. A. Williams) #24022 (Published in 1915; Illustrations in Black and White and Color by By Arthur Rackham) #30368 (First edition with original hand written pages; Black and White illustrations)

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Nicholas Nickleby

"Nicholas Nickleby" by Charles Dickens is a novel written during the early 19th century. The story centers around Nicholas Nickleby, who is thrust int...

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Little Dorrit

"Little Dorrit" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story delves into themes of poverty, societal injustice, and the co...

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Our Mutual Friend

"Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The story dives into the murky waters of society and human rela...

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Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People

"Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People" by Charles Dickens is a collection of literary sketches written in the early 19...

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Dombey and Son

Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dombey_and_Son

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