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ⓘ About Charles Dickens
The most popular novelist in English literature, Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812 at the Commercial Road Landport, Portsea in Hampshire. His father, John Dickens was a clerk in the navy pay office. It was not easy for him to make both ends meet so he incurred debts and after struggling with them for many years, he finally shifted to Chatham when Charles was nine years of age. It was in Chatham that he started his early schooling. He was a devout reader and preferred to gruel himself up in a corner with books rather than taking part in the mildest of physical activity. He lived in harmony for some years but soon the days of happiness came to an end. His father was arrested for non-payment of debts and sentenced for short term imprisonment.
All Book Series by Charles Dickens
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Latest in the series · book 24 of 24 · published 1870
A House to Let
Book 8 of 18 · published 1858 Co-authored · Wilkie Collins,Elizabeth Gaskell,Adelaide Anne Procter
George Silverman's Explanation
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 1868
Mudfog and Other Papers Contributed to Bentley's Miscellany
Book 11 of 19 · published 1880
Wicked Wit of Charles Dickens
Book 15 of 19 · published 2002 Co-authored · Shelley Klein
The Complete Works of Charles Dickens
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2026
Paradise Lost & Other Poems
Series opener · book 1 of 91 · published 1667 Anthology · John Milton
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: With Poems, Letters & Biography
Book 2 of 91 · published 1865 Anthology · Lewis Carroll
Science Fiction Short Stories
Book 4 of 91 · published 2015 Anthology · David Tallerman,Rachael K. Jones,Sarah Hans,Brian Trent,Adrian Ludens,Keyan Bowes,Beth Cato,Andy Sawyer,Zach Shephard,Alexis A. Hunter,M. Darusha Wehm,Edward Ahern,Patrick Tumblety,Donald Jacob Uitvlugt,Kate O'Connor,Conor Powers-Smith,Stewart C. Baker,MikeMorgan,Nemma Wollenfang,Jacob M. Lambert,Laura Bulbeck,Rob Hartzell
Crime & Mystery Short Stories
Book 7 of 91 · published 2016 Anthology · Cameron Trost,Marcelle Dube,James Dorr,Jennifer Gifford,Dan Stout,Ruth Nestvold,Jennifer Dornan-Fish,H.L. Fullerton,Tara Campbell,Nathan Hystad
Swords & Steam Short Stories
Book 8 of 91 · published 2016 Anthology · S.T. Joshi,Amanda C. Davis,Jennifer Dornan-Fish,Spencer Ellsworth,Liam Hogan
Dystopia Utopia Short Stories
Book 9 of 91 · published 2016 Anthology · Rudyard Kipling,Jack London,Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Fyodor Dostoevsky,Kim Antieau,Voltaire,William Morris,Claude Lalumière,Robert W. Chambers,Samuel Butler,Gerri Leen,Konstantine Paradias,M. Darusha Wehm,Thomas More,Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain,Edward Bellamy,Carolyn Charron,Jeremy Szal,J.M. Templet,Steve Carr,Richard Jefferies,Michelle Kaseler,Andrew J. Wilson,Nidhi Singh,Jeff Parsons,Sarah Lyn Eaton,Megan Dorei,Dave Golder,Kelsey Shannahan,Russ Thorne
Murder Mayhem Short Stories
Book 10 of 91 · published 2016 Anthology · James Dorr,Gerri Leen,Liam Hogan,Kate Heartfield,David M. Hoenig,Donald Jacob Uitvlugt
Lovecraft Short Stories
Book 11 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · H.P. Lovecraft
Supernatural Horror Short Stories
Book 13 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Roger Luckhurst,Damien Angelica Walters
Time Travel Short Stories
Book 14 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Dominick Cancilla,Brian Trent,Kate Heartfield
Heroic Fantasy Short Stories
Book 15 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Various
Edgar Allan Poe Collection
Book 16 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Edgar Allan Poe
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Book 17 of 91 · published 2017 Multi-author collection
Agents & Spies Short Stories
Book 18 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Josh Pachter,Martin Edwards,Dan Stout,Tony Pi,Stephen Kotowych,David Downing,Sara Dobie Bauer,Shane Halbach,Colt Leasure,Lauren C. Teffeau,Joseph Cusumano,Jo Miles,Laura Bulbeck,Jonathan MacGregor,S.L.Scott
Pirates & Ghosts Short Stories
Book 19 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Jeremy A. TeGrotenhuis
Tales of King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table
Book 20 of 91 · published 2017 Anthology · Thomas Malory,Aubrey Beardsley
Alien Invasion Short Stories
Book 21 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · H.G. Wells,H.P. Lovecraft,Jonathan Swift,A. Merritt,Voltaire,Claude Lalumière,Rich Larson,Rachael K. Jones,George Allan England,Patrick Parrinder,Austin Hall,William R.D. Wood,John Walters,Bo Balder,Maria Haskins,Garrett P. Serviss,Sunil Patel,Jennifer Rachel Baumer,Laura Pearlman,Robert Potter,Tim Pieraccini,Angus McIntyre,Suo Hefu,George Chesney,Stephen G. Parks,Eric Reitan,S.A. Westerley
Bram Stoker Horror Stories
Book 23 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · Bram Stoker
Endless Apocalypse Short Stories
Book 24 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · Shannon Connor Winward,Michael Paul Gonzalez
Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories
Book 25 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · George Cotronis,Rich Larson,Rachael K. Jones,Bruce Golden,Holly Lyn Walrath,Monte Lin,Eleanor R. Wood,David Sklar,Nemma Wollenfang,Deborah Davitt,Trixie Nisbet,Luke Dormehl,Roan Clay,Jeff Deck,Christopher Geeson,Rob Hartzell,Nathaniel Hosford,Chloie Piveral,Claire Sorrenson,Sara Uckelman
Lost Souls
Book 26 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · Roger Luckhurst,Damien Angelica Walters
Irish Fairy Tales
Book 29 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · Arthur Rackham,D.L. Ashliman
Mary Shelley Horror Stories
Book 30 of 91 · published 2018 Anthology · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Haunted House Short Stories
Book 32 of 91 · published 2019 Anthology · Edgar Allan Poe,O. Henry,Elizabeth Gaskell,J. Sheridan Le Fanu,Guy de Maupassant,E. Nesbit,Rudyard Kipling,Ramsey Campbell,Ambrose Bierce,W.W. Jacobs,H.P. Lovecraft,Mark Twain,Edith Wharton,Mary Elizabeth Braddon,Charlotte Perkins Gilman,M.R. James,Charlotte Eliza Riddell,E.F. Benson,William Hope Hodgson,Mary E. Wilkins Freeman,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,John Everson,Arthur Quiller-Couch,Rhoda Broughton,Bernard Capes,Gwendolyn Kiste,Hugh Walpole,Ralph Adams Cram,Mikal Trimm,Mrs. Oliphant,Zach Shephard,B.M. Croker,Shannon Fay,Morgan Sylvia,Kurt Newton,Tom English,Adele Gardner,Rebecca Buchanan,Rebecca Janicker,H.B. Diaz,Marina Favila,Bill Kte'pi,M.Regan
Cosy Crime Short Stories
Book 33 of 91 · published 2019 Anthology · Arthur Conan Doyle,E.E. King,G.K. Chesterton,R. Austin Freeman,Arnold Bennett,Edgar Wallace,Arthur Morrison,Martin Edwards,Ernest Bramah,Maurice Leblanc,Amanda C. Davis,Stephanie Bedwell-Grime,Emmuska Orczy,Israel Zangwill,Anna Katharine Green,Catherine Louisa Pirkis,Flame Tree Studio,Andrew Forrester,Nancy Sweetland,Jeffrey B. Burton,Louise Taylor,Annette Siketa,Philip Brian Hall,Tom Mead,C.B. Channell,Michael Martin Garrett,Trixie Nisbet,Joshua Boyce,Sarah Holly Bryant,Gregory Von Dare,B. David Spicer,Elise Warner,Anton Chekhov
Brothers Grimm Short Stories
Book 34 of 91 · published 2019 Anthology · Jacob Grimm
American Gothic Short Stories
Book 35 of 91 · published 2019 Anthology · Ramsey Campbell,Lucy A. Snyder,Lina Rather,Sean Logan,Wendy Nikel,Christi Nogle,Lynette Mejía,Madison McSweeney,Russell James,M.Regan,Monika Elbert,Terri Bruce,Maxx Fidalgo,Joshua Hiles,Clayton Kroh,Joe Nazare,Rebecca Ring,Mike Robinson,Valerie B. Williams,Nemma Wollenfang
Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria
Book 36 of 91 · published 2019 Anthology · Various,Peter Garratt
Urban Crime Short Stories
Book 37 of 91 · published 2019 Anthology · Ramsey Campbell,Josh Pachter,Judi Calhoun,David Tallerman,Rich Larson,Meg Elison,Dan Micklethwaite,Thana Niveau,Michael Penncavage,T.J. Berg,Chris Wheatley,Alexandra Renwick,Leo X. Robertson,K.W. Roberts,Rachel Watts,Jennifer Quail,Trixie Nisbet,Christopher P. Semtner,C.L. McDaniel,Salinda Tyson
Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection
Book 39 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Robert Bloch,Ramsey Campbell,Ambrose Bierce,H.P. Lovecraft,Fritz Leiber,Henry Kuttner,Hal Bodner,Clark Ashton Smith,William Browning Spencer,Mark Samuels,Robert E. Howard,Victor LaValle,Frank Long,Lord Dunsany,Arthur Machen,Caitlín R. Kiernan,Robert W. Chambers,Nancy Kilpatrick,JG Faherty,Rachael K. Jones,Cody Goodfellow,Evey Brett,John Llewellyn Probert,Zealia Bishop,Hazel Heald,Jonathan Thomas,Donald Tyson,Thana Niveau,Douglas Wynne,Helen E. Davis,N.R. Lambert,Scott R. Jones,Gillian Whitaker,Nick Wells,Taylor Bentley,Catherine Taylor,Caroline Watson,August E. Derleth,John Possidente,R.S. Stefoff
Epic Fantasy Short Stories
Book 40 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Leah Cypess
A Dying Planet Short Stories
Book 41 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Dave Golder,Ana Maria Curtis
Detective Thrillers Short Stories
Book 42 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Marie Vibbert
African Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
Book 44 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Marian Womack,Ana Maria Curtis
Heroes & Heroines Short Stories
Book 45 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Maria Tatar
Native American MythsTales
Book 46 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Sam D. Gill
Witches, Wizards, Seers & Healers Myths & Tales
Book 47 of 91 · published 2020 Anthology · Abbie Farwell Brown,Andrew Lang,Jacob Grimm,Wilhelm Grimm,Joseph Jacobs,Yei Theodora Ozaki,Douglas Hyde,Thomas Malory,Jeremiah Curtin,Henry Rowe Schoolcraft,Lewis Spence,James Mooney,Charles Godfrey Leland,Florence Holbrook,E.A. Wallis Budge,Richard Wilhelm,F. Hadland Davis,Norman Hinsdale Pitman,Yi Ryuk,Charles Montgomery Skinner,Edmund Leamy,Sophia Morrison,William Elliot Griffis,James Scarth Gale,Elphinstone Dayrell,Alice Werner,M.I. Ogumefu,William Butler Yeats,Diane Purkiss,George W. Bateman,Elsie Finnimore Buckley,Margaret Compton,Jonathan Ceredig Davies,George Douglas,Alice Elizabeth Dracott,George Grey,Francis Hindes Groome,H.A. Guerber,Eleanor Hull,W.F. Kirby,Ignác Kúnos,Minnie Martin,Frederick H. Martens,W.R.S. Ralston,A.G. Seklemian,Chauncy Hugh Stigand,J.R. Walker,E.T.C. Werner,William Drake Westervelt,Lady Wilde,Albert Henry Wratislaw
George Orwell Visions of Dystopia
Book 48 of 91 · published 2021 Anthology · George Orwell
Gods & Monsters Myths & Tales
Book 49 of 91 · published 2021 Anthology · Liz Gloyn
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories
Book 51 of 91 · published 2021 Anthology · K. Tempest Bradford,Russell Nichols,Wole Talabi,W.E.B. Du Bois,Tara Campbell,Walidah Imarisha,James Beamon,Martin R. Delany,Sandra M. Grayson,Patty Nicole Johnson,Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins,Temi Oh,Michelle F. Goddard,Tia Ross,Harambee K. Grey-Sun,Sutton E. Griggs,Emmalia Harrington,Edward Johnson,Megan Pindling,Sylvie Soul,Lyle Stiles
Chilling Crime Short Stories
Book 53 of 91 · published 2021 Anthology · Dan Stout,Margaret Murphy,Marshall J. Moore
Persian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
Book 54 of 91 · published 2022 Anthology · Christine Ruymbeke
BeastsCreatures MythsTales: Epic Tales
Book 55 of 91 · published 2022 Anthology · Tok Thompson
Asian Ghost Short Stories
Book 56 of 91 · published 2022 Anthology · Lee Murray,K.P. Kulski
Weird Horror Short Stories
Book 57 of 91 · published 2022 Anthology · M.R. James
Christmas Gothic Short Stories
Book 58 of 91 · published 2022 Anthology · Marshall J. Moore,Jerrold E. Hogle
First Peoples Shared Stories: Gothic Fantasy)
Book 59 of 91 · published 2022 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science
Alternate History Short Stories)
Book 60 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science
Hidden Realms Short Stories
Book 61 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Anna Taborska,Briana Una McGuckin
Immigrant Sci-Fi Short Stories)
Book 62 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science
Spirits & Ghouls Short Stories
Book 63 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Rayne Hall,BretNelson,Wen Wen Yang,Ahmed al-Rawi
Lost Atlantis Short Stories)
Book 64 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science
Algernon Blackwood Horror Stories
Book 66 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Algernon Blackwood
Viking Folk & Fairy Tales
Book 67 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir
Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales
Book 68 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Allison Galbraith
Egyptian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
Book 69 of 91 · published 2023 Anthology · Jake Jackson
Learning to Be Human Short Stories
Book 70 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · P.A. Cornell
Shadows on the Water Short Stories
Book 71 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · Rachael K. Jones
Arthur Machen Horror Stories
Book 72 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · Arthur Machen
William Hope Hodgson Horror Stories
Book 73 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · William Hope Hodgson,Jonathan Newell
African Ghost Short Stories
Book 74 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · Chinelo Onwualu,Nuzo Onoh,Divine Che Neba
Titans & Giants Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
Book 75 of 91 · published 2024 Multi-author collection
Babylon & Sumer Myths & Tales
Book 77 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · Fiona Collins
Sun Rising Short Stories
Book 78 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · Faye Snowden,Ravit Helled
Moon Falling Short Stories
Book 79 of 91 · published 2024 Anthology · Various,Ben Moore
Sheridan Le Fanu Horror Stories
Book 80 of 91 · published 2025 Anthology · J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Afrofuturism Short Stories,Dr. Sandra M. Grayson)
Book 81 of 91 · published 2025 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science
Were Wolf Short Stories
Book 82 of 91 · published 2025 Anthology · Dr. Karen E. Macfarlane
Prophecies & Oracles Myths & Tales
Book 83 of 91 · published 2025 Anthology · Richard Stoneman
Robots Past & Future Short Stories
Book 84 of 91 · published 2025 Anthology · Chris Beckett
Kalevala & Finnish Myths & Tales
Book 85 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Various
Faeries & Nymphs Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
Book 86 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Dr Jennifer Larson
Slavic Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
Book 87 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Kristijan Petrovic,Ema Lakinska
Africanfuturism Short Stories
Book 88 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Chinelo Onwualu,Yvette Lisa Ndlovu
Folklore Horror Short Stories
Book 89 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio
Wars in the Stars Short Stories
Book 90 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio
Christmas Horror Short Stories
Latest in the series · book 91 of 91 · published 2026 Anthology · Flame Tree Studio
American Notes For General Circulation
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1842
The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices
Book 4 of 5 · published 1857 Co-authored · Wilkie Collins
Mary Queen of Scots Got her Head Chopped Off
Book 2 of 131 · published 1987 Anthology · Liz Lochhead
Jane Eyre
Book 11 of 131 · published 1999 Anthology · Charlotte Brontë,Polly Teale
Love Upon the Throne
Book 16 of 131 · published 2000 Anthology · Patrick Barlow
I Just Stopped by to See the Man
Book 18 of 131 · published 2001 Anthology · Stephen Jeffreys
Push Up
Book 19 of 131 · published 2002 Anthology · Roland Schimmelpfennig,Maja Zade
His Dark Materials
Book 20 of 131 · published 2005 Anthology · Philip Pullman,Nicholas Wright
How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
Book 25 of 131 · published 2007 Anthology · Fin Kennedy
Tuesdays at Tesco's
Book 30 of 131 · published 2009 Anthology · Emmanuel Darley,Matthew Hurt,Sarah Vermande
When the Rain Stops Falling
Book 31 of 131 · published 2009 Anthology · Andrew Bovell
The Convict's Opera
Book 34 of 131 · published 2010 Anthology · Stephen Jeffreys
So You Want To Go To Drama School?
Book 35 of 131 · published 2011 Anthology · Helen Freeman
The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping and other plays
Book 36 of 131 · published 2011 Anthology · Fin Kennedy
Sex with a Stranger
Book 37 of 131 · published 2012 Anthology · Stefan Golaszewski
The Last of the Haussmans
Book 44 of 131 · published 2012 Anthology · Stephen Beresford
The Browning Version
Book 50 of 131 · published 2013 Anthology · Terence Rattigan
Jez Butterworth Plays: One
Book 52 of 131 · published 2013 Anthology · Jez Butterworth
#Aiww: The Arrest of AI Weiwei
Book 55 of 131 · published 2013 Anthology · Weiwei Ai
Let the Right One In
Book 59 of 131 · published 2013 Anthology · John Ajvide Lindqvist,Jack Thorne
The Deep Blue Sea
Book 60 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · Dan Rebellato,Terence Rattigan
Burying Your Brother In The Pavement
Book 63 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · Jack Thorne
Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin
Book 64 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · Enda Walsh
The Improvisation Book: How to Conduct Successful Improvisation Sessions
Book 65 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · John S.C. Abbott
Love in Idleness / Less Than Kind
Book 67 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · Terence Rattigan
All the Way HomeBook 0)
Book 71 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · Ayub Khan Din
Notes on Falling LeavesBook 0)
Book 72 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · Ayub Khan-Din
The Solid Life Of Sugar Water
Book 80 of 131 · published 2015 Anthology · Jack Thorne
Kiss Me Quickstep
Book 83 of 131 · published 2016 Anthology · Amanda Whittington
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child- A Play
Book 87 of 131 · published 2016 Anthology · J.K. Rowling,Jack Thorne,John Tiffany
Plasticine
Book 89 of 131 · published 2016 Anthology · Sasha Dugdale,Vassily Sigarev
Nice Fish
Book 92 of 131 · published 2016 Anthology · Louis Jenkins,Mark Rylance
Saying Yes
Book 99 of 131 · published 2017 Anthology · Griselda Gambaro,Sebastian Doggart
Goats
Book 101 of 131 · published 2017 Anthology · Liwaa Yazji,Katharine Halls
Jekyll & Hyde
Book 102 of 131 · published 2017 Anthology · Robert Louis Stevenson,Evan Placey
Solemn Mass for a Full Moon in Summer
Book 103 of 131 · published 2017 Anthology · Michel Tremblay,Martin Bowman,Bill Findlay
The Road to Huntsville
Book 110 of 131 · published 2018 Anthology · Stephanie Ridings
Stephen Jeffreys: Plays
Book 111 of 131 · published 2018 Anthology · Stephen Jeffreys
The Prisoner
Book 116 of 131 · published 2018 Anthology · Peter Brook,Marie-Hélène Estienne
The End Of History...
Book 119 of 131 · published 2019 Anthology · Jack Thorne
Jez Butterworth Plays: Two
Book 124 of 131 · published 2020 Anthology · Jez Butterworth
Family: Three Plays
Book 125 of 131 · published 2020 Anthology · Iain Crichton Smith,Linda McLean,Riccardo Galgani
James IV: Queen Of The Fight
Book 128 of 131 · published 2022 Anthology · Rona Munro
When Winston Went To War With The Wireless
Book 129 of 131 · published 2023 Anthology · Jack Thorne
The Motive And The Cue
Book 130 of 131 · published 2023 Anthology · Jack Thorne
James V: Katherine
Latest in the series · book 131 of 131 · published 2025 Anthology · Rona Munro
The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 43 · published 1909
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror
Book 2 of 43 · published 1931
Spirits Of Christmas: Twenty Other-Worldly Tales
Book 15 of 43 · published 1995
Middle Unearthed: The Best Fantasy Short Stories 1800-1849
Book 29 of 43 · published 2015
The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 2
Book 33 of 43 · published 2016
Ghostly Tales: Spine-Chilling Stories of the Victorian Age
Book 34 of 43 · published 2017
50 Halloween Stories You Have to Read Before You Die
Book 35 of 43 · published 2017
The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 3
Book 38 of 43 · published 2019
30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die
Book 40 of 43 · published 2019
Victorian Anthologies of Classic Spectral Stories to Chill and Thrill the Senses
Book 41 of 43 · published 2020
The Dover Anthology of Classic Christmas Stories
Latest in the series · book 43 of 43 · published 2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Charles Dickens?
The most popular novelist in English literature, Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812 at the Commercial Road Landport, Portsea in Hampshire. His father, John Dickens was a clerk in the navy pay office. It was not easy for him to make both ends meet so he incurred debts and after struggling with them for many years, he finally shifted to Chatham when Charles was nine years of age.
Which Charles Dickens series should I start with?
The best place to start is the NHB Modern Plays series, the earliest of Charles Dickens's multi-book series: it opens with Great Expectations (1861) and runs to 131 books across 1861–2025, ending with James V: Katherine (2025).
How many books has Charles Dickens written?
Charles Dickens has 332 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1667 and 2026. 223 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the NHB Modern Plays series with 131 books — and 109 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Charles Dickens's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Charles Dickens's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are NHB Modern Plays (1861–2025, 131 books) and Nick Hern (1861, 1 book).
How are Charles Dickens's books organised into series?
This guide splits Charles Dickens's 332 books into 3 named series and 109 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: NHB Modern Plays (131 books, 1861–2025); Nick Hern (1 book, 1861); Gothic Fantasy (91 books, 1667–2026).