Author:Charles John Huffam Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens
(1812–1870)

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English novelist whose characters are among the most memorable in English literature. Each of his major novels appeared in several forms usually starting with an initial publication in periodical form, then collected into a first edition book, followed by a Cheap edition, a Library edition, and a final Charles Dickens edition. Despite important corrections made in subsequent printings, the accumulation of printers errors makes the first editions the best versions of his texts.
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Charles John Huffam Dickens

Scans

Novels[edit]

The Pickwick Papers (1836)
- Editions Charles Dickens Contributed To
- The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (Serialized) Serialized April (31 March) 1836–November (30 October) 1837 (transcription volumes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (First Edition) (transcription project) (Note there are several versions of this edition with a varying number of plates.)
- The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (Cheap Edition) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens. With a frontispiece. From a design by C. R. Leslie, Esq., R. A. Engraved by J. Thompson. London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. MDCCCXLVII.
- The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (Library Edition) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens. In two volumes. Vol. I[II]. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly; and Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie Street. 1858.
- The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (Charles Dickens edition) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens. With eight illustrations. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 1867.
- Critical Editions
- The Clarendon Dickens: The Pickwick Papers James Kinsley (ed.) Publisher: Oxford University Press; The Clarendon Dickens, 1986 In Copyright The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (Clarendon Edition)
- Other Editions

The Pickwick Papers from Project Gutenberg

The Spirit of Christmas, excerpt in Our American Holidays - Christmas, edited by Robert Haven Schauffler (1949)
Oliver Twist (1837–1839)
The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1838–1839)
- Nicholas Nickleby (First Edition)
- Cheap Edition Internet Archive identifier : lifeadventuresof00dick
- Library Edition Internet Archive identifier : lifeandadventur28dickgoog Internet Archive identifier : lifeandadventur11dickgoog

Nicholas Nickleby (Charles Dickens Edition) (parts 1 and 2) from The Works of Charles Dickens (transcription project) (transcription project)

Master Humphrey's clock
- Master Humphrey's Clock serialized
- Master Humphrey's Clock. By Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. Vol. I [II] [III]. London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. MDCCCXL [MDCCCXLI in Vols. II and III]. (transcription volumes: 1, 2, 3)
The Old Curiosity Shop
- Editions Charles Dickens Contributed To
- The Old Curiosity Shop (First Edition) 1841: First one-volume edition of The Old Curiosity Shop (transcription project) (1840–1841)
- The Old Curiosity Shop (Philadelphia edition) The Old Curiosity Shop, and Other Tales. By Charles Dickens. With Numerous Illustrations By Cattermole and Browne. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard. 1841.
- The Old Curiosity Shop (Cheap edition) The Old Curiosity Shop. By Charles Dickens. With a Frontispiece. From a Painting by Geo. Cattermole. Engraved by T. Williams. London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. MDCCCXLVIII.
- The Old Curiosity Shop (Library edition) The Old Curiosity Shop, by Charles Dickens. In two Volumes. Vol. I. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly; Bradbury and Evans, 11 Bouverie Street. 1858.
- The Old Curiosity Shop (Charles Dickens edition) The Old Curiosity Shop. By Charles Dickens. with Eight Illustrations. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 1867.
- Critical Editions
- The Clarendon Dickens: The Old Curiosity Shop Elizabeth M. Brennan (ed.) Publisher: Oxford University Press; The Clarendon Dickens, 1997 The Old Curiosity Shop(Clarendon Edition)
- Other Editions
- The Old Curiosity Shop
Barnaby Rudge (1841)
- First Edition (transcription project)
- Cheap Edition
- Library Edition
- Charles Dickens Edition
- 1867 Edition (transcription volumes: 1, 2)
The Christmas Books:
1. A Christmas Carol (1843) (Stave 5 only)
2. The Chimes (1844)
3. The Cricket on the Hearth (1845)
4. The Battle of Life (1846)
5. The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain, A Fancy for Christmas-Time (1848)
Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-1844)
- Editions Charles Dickens Contributed To
- Martin Chuzzlewit (Serial)
- Martin Chuzzlewit (First Edition) (transcription project)
- Martin Chuzzlewit (Cheap Edition) The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. By Charles Dickens. With a frontispiece, from a drawing by Frank Stone. London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. MDCCCL.
- Martin Chuzzlewit (Library Edition) The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. By Charles Dickens. In two volumes. Vol. I [II]. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly; and Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie Street. 1858.
- Martin Chuzzlewit (Charles Dickens Edition) The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. By Charles Dickens. With eight illustrations. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly, 1867.
- Critical Editions
- The Clarendon Dickens: Martin Chuzzlewit Margaret Cardwell (ed.) Publisher: Oxford University Press; The Clarendon Dickens In Copyright (Clarendon Edition)
- Other Editions
- Martin Chuzzlewit (unsourced, with preface by author, 1868; and introduction by G. K. Chesterton, 1907)
Dombey and Son (1846-1848)
- Editions Charles Dickens Contributed To
- Manuscript
- Dombey and Son (Serialized) Serialization
- Dombey and Son (First Edition) Dombey and Son. By Charles Dickens. With illustrations by H. K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie Street. 1848. (transcription project)
- Dombey and Son (Cheap Edition) Dombey and Son. By Charles Dickens. With frontispiece by H. K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie Street. 1858.
- Dombey and Son (Library Edition) Dombey and Son. By Charles Dickens. In two volumes. Vol. I [II]. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly; and Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie Street. 1859.
- Dombey and Son (Charles Dickens Edition) Dombey and Son. By Charles Dickens. With eight illustrations. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 1867.
- Dombey and Son (Reading Version) The Story of Little Dombey. By Charles Dickens. London: Bradbury & Evans, 11 Bouverie Street. 1858 (reprinted in 1862 with, as publisher, Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly).
- Critical Editions
- The Clarendon Dickens: Dombey and Son Alan Horsman (ed.) Publisher: Oxford University Press; The Clarendon Dickens, 1974 In Copyright Dombey and Son (Clarendon)
David Copperfield (1849–1850)
Bleak House (1852–1853)
- First Edition (transcription project)
- Cheap Edition
- Library Edition
- Charles Dickens Edition
- 1867 Edition (transcription project)
Hard Times (1854)
- First Edition (transcription project)
- Cheap Edition
- Library Edition
- Charles Dickens Edition
1867 Edition (transcription project)
Little Dorrit (1855–1857)
- Editions that Charles Dickens Contributed To
- Little Dorrit (Serial)
- Little Dorrit (First Edition) Little Dorrit. By Charles Dickens. With illustrations by H. K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans, ii, Bouverie Street. 1857.
- Little Dorrit (Library Edition) Little Dorrit. By Charles Dickens. In two volumes. Vol. I. [II.] London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly; and Bradbury and Evans, ii, Bouverie Street. 1859.
- Little Dorrit (Cheap Edition) Little Dorrit. By Charles Dickens. With frontispiece by Marcus Stone. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 1861.Little Dorrit. By Charles Dickens. With eight illustrations. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 1868.
- Little Dorrit (Charles Dickens Edition) Little Dorrit. By Charles Dickens. With eight illustrations. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 1868.
- Critical Editions
- The Clarendon Dickens: Little Dorrit Harvey Peter Sucksmith (ed.) Publisher: Oxford University Press; The Clarendon Dickens, 1979 In Copyright Little Dorrit (Clarendon)
- Other Editions
- Little Dorrit (Unknown later printing)
A Tale of Two Cities (1859)
Great Expectations (1860–1861)
- Editions that Charles Dickens Contributed To
  - Manuscript in Wisbech and Fenland Museum Library
  - Great Expectations (First edition) Great Expectations. By Charles Dickens. In Three Volumes. Vol. I. [II., III.] London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. MDCCCLXI. [The right of translation is reserved.]
  - Great Expectations (American Edition) Great Expectations. By Charles Dickens. ("Boz.") With Thirty-Four Illustrations from Original Designs by John McLenan. Printed from the manuscript and early proof-sheets purchased pg lxvii from the author, for which Charles Dickens has been paid in cash, the sum of one thousand pounds sterling. Peterson's Uniform Edition of Dickens' Works, containing [list follows] Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street
  - Great Expectations (1862 edition) Great Expectations. By Charles Dickens. A New edition in One Volume. London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. MDCCCLXII. [The Right of Translation is reserved.]
  - Great Expectations (1863 Cheap edition) Great Expectations. By Charles Dickens. With a Frontispiece, from a Painting by Marcus Stone. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 1864. [The Right of Translation is reserved.]
  - Great Expectations (1864 Library edition) Great Expectations. By Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by Marcus Stone. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 1864 (transcription project)
  - Great Expectations (1868 Charles Dickens edition) Great Expectations. By Charles Dickens. With Eight Illustrations. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 1868.
  - Great Expectations (American Edition) Great Expectations. By Charles Dickens. With Eight Illustrations. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 1868.Great Expectations. By Charles Dickens. ("Boz.") With Thirty-Four Illustrations from Original Designs by John McLenan. Printed from the manuscript and early proof-sheets purchased pg lxviifrom the author, for which Charles Dickens has been paid in cash, the sum of one thousand pounds sterling. Peterson's Uniform edition of Dickens' Works, containing [list follows] Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street
- Critical Editions
  - The Clarendon Dickens: Great Expectations Margaret Cardwell (ed.) Publisher: Oxford University Press; The Clarendon Dickens, 1993 In Copyright Clarendon Edition
- Other Editions
  - Great Expectations (1890 P. F. Collier & Sons edition)
Our Mutual Friend (1864–1865)
- Our Mutual Friend (Serial
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870) (unfinished) (Illustrated by Luke Fildes)
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Serialized) In six monthly parts, April to September (31 March to 31 August) 1870
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (First Edition)
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Library Edition) The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Stories. By Charles Dickens. With Illustrations. London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1874.
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens Edition) The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Other Stories. By Charles Dickens. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly.
- Critical Editions
- The Clarendon Dickens: The Mystery of Edwin Drood Margaret Cardwell (ed.) Publisher: Oxford University Press; The Clarendon Dickens, 1972 In Copyright [The Clarendon Dickens: The Mystery of Edwin Drood Margaret Cardwell (ed.) Publisher: Oxford University Press; The Clarendon Dickens The Mystery of Edwin Drood(Clarendon)

The Works of Charles Dickens

Selected other books[edit]

Sketches by Boz (1836)
American Notes (1842)[1]
Pictures From Italy, (1846)
The Life of Our Lord, 1846[2]
A Child's History of England (1851–1853)
A Christmas Carol - 1st Ed - Printed in Gregg Shorthand
A Child's History of England and Miscellaneous Pieces (1900)

Volume 1: A Child's History of England (1900)
Volume 2: The Holly-Tree Inn and Other Reprinted Pieces (1900)

Short stories[edit]

Also: The Holly-Tree Inn

Hunted Down
The Lamplighter
The Long Voyage
Lying Awake
A Message from the Sea
A Monument of French Folly
Mr. Robert Bolton: The 'Gentleman Connected with the Press'
Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy
Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings
Mugby Junction
The Noble Savage
Nobody's Story
On Duty with Inspector Field
Our Bore
Our English Watering-Place
Our French Watering-Place
Our Honourable Friend
Our School
Our Vestry
Out of the Season
Out of Town
The Pantomime of Life
The Perils of Certain English Prisoners
Plated Article
A Poor Man's Tale of a Patent
The Poor Relation's Story
Prince Bull
Public Life of Mr. Tulrumble, as "Boz" in Bentley's Miscellany, Vol. I, No. 1, 1837; Illustrated by George Cruikshank (start transcription)
- Public Life of Mr. Tulrumble--Once Mayor of Mudfog (unsourced)
The Schoolboy's Story
The Seven Poor Travellers
The Signal-Man
Sketches of Young Couples
Sketches of Young Gentlemen
Some Particulars Concerning a Lion
Somebody's Luggage (1862)
Sunday Under Three Heads
Thoughts about People
Three Detective Anecdotes
To Be Read at Dusk
Tom Tiddler's Ground
The Trial for Murder
A Walk in a Workhouse
What Christmas Is as We Grow Older
The Wreck of the Golden Mary

Essays[edit]

Articles[edit]

"A Coal Miner's Evidence"
"Adelaide Anne Procter" in The Atlantic Monthly, 16 (98) (December, 1865)
- Read Dickens' biographical piece about Adelaide Anne Procter on Google Books.
Dickens also wrote the introduction to a "New Edition, with Additions" of Procter's Legends and Lyrics.
Littell's Living Age, 6 January 1865 on Google Books
Subsequent editions of Procter's works also contain Dickens' introduction

As Editor[edit]

Household Words (serial)
- Volume 12 (transcription project)
"Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi" (1838), edited by Dickens under his regular nom de plume, "Boz". (1853 edition at Internet Archive)

Works about Dickens[edit]

"Charles Dickens," in The Times (1870)
Dickens, a sonnet by Algernon Charles Swinburne
“Dickens, Charles” by William Minto in Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed., 1878).
"Dickens, Charles," by Rossiter Johnson in The American Cyclopædia (1879)
"Dickens, Charles," by Leslie Stephen in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
"Dickens, Charles," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
Charles Dickens (1906) by Gilbert Keith Chesterton
"Dickens, Charles," in The Nuttall Encyclopædia, (ed.) by James Wood, London: Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd. (1907)
"Dickens, Charles," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
"Dickens, Charles John Huffam," by Thomas Seccombe in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Dickens, Charles," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"Dickens, Charles," by William T. Brewster in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
"Dickens, Charles," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)

Bibliography[edit]

The bibliography of Dickens (transcription project)
Bibliography of the writings of Charles Dickens (transcription project)

On his works[edit]

Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens (1911) by Gilbert Keith Chesterton
"Carstone, Richard," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
"Daisy, Solomon," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
"Charles Dickens" by George Orwell
"David Copperfield," by Wilbur L. Cross in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
"Great Expectations," by William T. Brewster in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
"Review of The Old Curiosity Shop" by Edgar Allan Poe
"Old Curiosity Shop," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"Old Curiosity Shop," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
"Oliver Twist," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"Oliver Twist," by William T. Brewster in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
"Pickwick Papers," by Wilbur L. Cross in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
"Tale of Two Cities, A," by William T. Brewster in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)

References[edit]

Works by this author published before January 1, 1926 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.