A Chronology of Dickens's Novels, 1836 through 1870 (original) (raw)

The novels of Charles Dickens were first published at the dates and in the form indicated below:

• Pickwick Papers — Monthly numbers, April 1836 to November 1837
• Oliver Twist — Monthly serial in Bentley's Miscellany February 1837 to April 1839 (24 installments)
• Nicholas Nickleby — Monthly numbers, April 1838 to October 1839
• The Old Curiosity Shop — Weekly serial in Master Humphrey's Clock, 25 April 1840 through 6 February 1841
• Barnaby Rudge — Weekly serial in Master Humphrey's Clock, 13 February 184l through to 27 November 1841
• Martin Chuzzlewit — Monthly numbers, January 1843 to July 1844
• Dombey and Son — Monthly numbers, October 1846 to April 1848
• David Copperfield — Monthly numbers, May 1849 to November 1850
• Bleak House — Monthly numbers, March 1852 to September 1853
• Hard Times — Weekly serial in Household Words, 1 April 1854 to 12 August 1854
• Little Dorrit — Monthly numbers, December 1855 to June 1857
• A Tale of Two Cities — Weekly serial in All the Year Round, 30 April 1859 to 26 November 1859
• Great Expectations — Weekly serial in All the Year Round, 1 December 1860 through 3 August 1861
• Our Mutual Friend — Monthly numbers, May 1864 to November 1865
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood — Monthly numbers, April 1870 to September 1870 (only six of the twelve numbers completed)

Created 4 December 2004

Last Modified 27 December 2023