Charles Dickens | |
| Born |
1812
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|---|---|
| Died |
1870 (aged 58)
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Social Criticism, Victorian Literature |
| Nationality | British |
| Gender | Male |
Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was a renowned British novelist and social critic. His prolific literary career produced classics such as “Oliver Twist,” “A Tale of Two Cities,” and “Great Expectations.” Dickens’ works often addressed social injustices and the human condition.
Short Stories written by Charles Dickens
A Child’s Dream of a Star 1836 - THERE was once a child, and he strolled about a good deal, and thought of a number of things. He… ... Read more
A Christmas Tree 1843 - I have been looking on, this evening, at a merry company of children assembled round that pretty German toy, a… ... Read more
A Flight 1836 - WHEN Don Diego de - I forget his name - the inventor of the last new Flying Machines, price so… ... Read more
A Good-Humoured Christmas Chapter 1837 - As brisk as bees, if not altogether as light as fairies, did the four Pickwickians assemble on the morning of… ... Read more
A Message from the Sea 1836 - CHAPTER I -- THE VILLAGE "And a mighty sing'lar and pretty place it is, as ever I saw in all… ... Read more
A Monument of French Folly 1836 - IT was profoundly observed by a witty member of the Court of Common Council, in Council assembled in the City… ... Read more
A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent 1836 - I am not used to writing for print. What working-man, that never labours less (some Mondays, and Christmas Time and… ... Read more
A Walk in a Workhouse 1836 - On a certain Sunday, I formed one of the congregation assembled in the chapel of a large metropolitan Workhouse. With… ... Read more
Bill-Sticking 1836 - IF I had an enemy whom I hated - which Heaven forbid! - and if I knew of something which… ... Read more
Births. Mrs. Meek, of a Son 1836 - MY name is Meek. I am, in fact, Mr. Meek. That son is mine and Mrs. Meek's. When I saw… ... Read more
Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn 1882 - Where had he been in his time? he repeated, when I asked him the question, Lord, he had been everywhere!… ... Read more
Christmas at Fezziwig’s Warehouse 1836 - "Yo Ho! my boys," said Fezziwig. "No more work to-night! Christmas Eve, Dick! Christmas, Ebenezer! Let's have the shutters up!"… ... Read more
Doctor Marigold 1836 - I am a Cheap Jack, and my own father's name was Willum Marigold. It was in his lifetime supposed by… ... Read more
Down with the Tide 1836 - A VERY dark night it was, and bitter cold; the east wind blowing bleak, and bringing with it stinging particles… ... Read more
Familiar Epistle from a Parent to a Child Aged Two Years and Two Months 1836 - MY CHILD, To recount with what trouble I have brought you up--with what an anxious eye I have regarded your… ... Read more
Full Report of the First Meeting of the Mudfog Association 1836 - We have made the most unparalleled and extraordinary exertions to place before our readers a complete and accurate account of… ... Read more
Full Report of the Second Meeting of the Mudfog Association 1836 - In October last, we did ourselves the immortal credit of recording, at an enormous expense, and by dint of exertions… ... Read more
Going into Society 1836 - At one period of its reverses, the House fell into the occupation of a Showman. He was found registered as… ... Read more
Hunted Down 1860 - I. Most of us see some romances in life. In my capacity as Chief Manager of a Life Assurance Office,… ... Read more
Lying Awake 1836 - 'MY uncle lay with his eyes half closed, and his nightcap drawn almost down to his nose. His fancy was… ... Read more
Mr. Pickwick’s Romantic Adventure to Meet with a Middle-aged Lady in Yellow Curl-Papers 1837 - That ere your governors luggage, Sammy? inquired Mr. Weller of his affectionate son, as he entered the yard of the… ... Read more
Mr. Robert Bolton: The ‘Gentleman Connected with the Press’ 1836 - In the parlour of the Green Dragon, a public-house in the immediate neighbourhood of Westminster Bridge, everybody talks politics, every… ... Read more
Mrs. Lirriper’s Legacy 1836 - CHAPTER I -- MRS. LIRRIPER RELATES HOW SHE WENT ON, AND WENT OVER Ah! It's pleasant to drop into my… ... Read more
Mrs. Lirriper’s Lodgings 1836 - CHAPTER I--HOW MRS. LIRRIPER CARRIED ON THE BUSINESS Whoever would begin to be worried with letting Lodgings that wasn't a… ... Read more
Mugby Junction 1836 - Chapter I--Barbox Brothers "Guard! What place is this?" "Mugby Junction, sir." "A windy place!" "Yes, it mostly is, sir." "And… ... Read more
Nobody’s Story 1853 - He lived on the bank of a mighty river, broad and deep, which was always silently rolling on to a… ... Read more
On Duty with Inspector Field 1836 - HOW goes the night? Saint Giles's clock is striking nine. The weather is dull and wet, and the long lines… ... Read more
Our Bore 1836 - IT is unnecessary to say that we keep a bore. Everybody does. But, the bore whom we have the pleasure… ... Read more
Our English Watering-Place 1836 - In the Autumn-time of the year, when the great metropolis is so much hotter, so much noisier, so much more… ... Read more
Our French Watering-Place 1836 - Having earned, by many years of fidelity, the right to be sometimes inconstant to our English watering-place, we have dallied… ... Read more
Our Honourable Friend 1836 - We are delighted to find that he has got in! Our honourable friend is triumphantly returned to serve in the… ... Read more
Our School 1836 - We went to look at it, only this last Midsummer, and found that the Railway had cut it up root… ... Read more
Our Vestry 1836 - We have the glorious privilege of being always in hot water if we like. We are a shareholder in a… ... Read more
Out of the Season 1836 - It fell to my lot, this last bleak Spring, to find myself in a watering-place out of the Season. A… ... Read more
Out of Town 1836 - Sitting, on a bright September morning, among my books and papers at my open window on the cliff overhanging the… ... Read more
Plated Article 1836 - Putting up for the night in one of the chiefest towns of Staffordshire, I find it to be by no… ... Read more
Prince Bull 1836 - Once upon a time, and of course it was in the Golden Age, and I hope you may know when… ... Read more
Public Life of Mr. Tulrumble–Once Mayor of Mudfog 1836 - Mudfog is a pleasant town--a remarkably pleasant town--situated in a charming hollow by the side of a river, from which… ... Read more
Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens 1836 - ... Read more
Sketches of Young Couples 1836 - AN URGENT REMONSTRANCE, &c TO THE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND, (BEING BACHELORS OR WIDOWERS,) THE REMONSTRANCE OF THEIR FAITHFUL FELLOW-SUBJECT, SHEWETH,-… ... Read more
Sketches of Young Gentlemen 1836 - TO THE YOUNG LADIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND; ALSO THE YOUNG LADIES OF THE PRINCIPALITY… ... Read more
Some Particulars Concerning a Lion 1836 - We have a great respect for lions in the abstract. In common with most other people, we have heard and… ... Read more
Somebody’s Luggage 1836 - Chapter I--His Leaving It Till Called For The writer of these humble lines being a Waiter, and having come of… ... Read more
Sunday Under Three Heads 1836 - Dedication To The Right Reverend THE BISHOP OF LONDON MY LORD, You were among the first, some years ago, to… ... Read more
The Baron of Grogzwig 1836 - The Baron Von Koldwethout, of Grogzwig in Germany, was as likely a young baron as you would wish to see.… ... Read more
The Begging-Letter Writer 1836 - The amount of money he annually diverts from wholesome and useful purposes in the United Kingdom, would be a set-off… ... Read more
The Child’s Story 1852 - Once upon a time, a good many years ago, there was a traveller, and he set out upon a journey.… ... Read more
The Detective Police 1836 - WE are not by any means devout believers in the old Bow Street Police. To say the truth, we think… ... Read more
The Ghost of Art 1836 - I am a bachelor, residing in rather a dreary set of chambers in the Temple. They are situated in a… ... Read more
The Haunted House 1836 - CHAPTER I - THE MORTALS IN THE HOUSE Under none of the accredited ghostly circumstances, and environed by none of… ... Read more
The Lamplighter 1836 - 'If you talk of Murphy and Francis Moore, gentlemen,' said the lamplighter who was in the chair, 'I mean to… ... Read more
The Long Voyage 1836 - WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit… ... Read more
The Magic Fishbone 1868 - THERE was once a king, and he had a queen; and he was the manliest of his sex, and she… ... Read more
The Noble Savage 1836 - To come to the point at once, I beg to say that I have not the least belief in the… ... Read more
The Pantomime of Life 1836 - Before we plunge headlong into this paper, let us at once confess to a fondness for pantomimes--to a gentle sympathy… ... Read more
The Perils of Certain English Prisoners 1836 - Chapter IThe Island of Silver-Store It was in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty- four,… ... Read more
The Poor Relation’s Story 1836 - He was very reluctant to take precedence of so many respected members of the family, by beginning the round of… ... Read more
The Schoolboy’s Story 1853 - Being rather young at present--I am getting on in years, but still I am rather young--I have no particular adventures… ... Read more
The Seven Poor Travellers 1836 - Chapter I--In the Old City of Rochester Strictly speaking, there were only six Poor Travellers; but, being a Traveller myself,… ... Read more
The Signal Man 1836 - Halloa! Below there! When he heard a voice thus calling to him, he was standing at the door of his… ... Read more
The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton 1837 - In an old abbey town, down in this part of the country, a long, long while agoso long, that… ... Read more
The Trial for Murder 1836 - I have always noticed a prevalent want of courage, even among persons of superior intelligence and culture, as to imparting… ... Read more
The Wreck of the Golden Mary 1836 - THE WRECK I was apprenticed to the Sea when I was twelve years old, and I have encountered a great… ... Read more
Three Detective Anecdotes 1836 - I. - The Pair of Gloves 'It's a singler story, sir,' said Inspector Wield, of the Detective Police, who, in… ... Read more
To Be Read at Dusk 1836 - One, two, three, four, five. There were five of them. Five couriers, sitting on a bench outside the convent on… ... Read more
Tom Tiddler’s Ground 1836 - Table of Contents Chapter I Picking Up Soot And Cinders Chapter II omitted Chapter III omitted Chapter… ... Read more
What Christmas Is As We Grow Older 1851 - Time was, with most of us, when Christmas Day encircling all our limited world like a magic ring, left nothing… ... Read more
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