My Dickens Addiction
A Collection of Research and Resources for Dickens Lovers
About Me
I began reading the works of Charles Dickens during university. His attention to detail and his ability to make everyday life captivating, drew me in. However, it was his attempts to create social change by forcing introspection of self and society that hooked me.
Since then, I have made it my life's goal to collect and read every single one of his works. To date, I have spent nearly two decades researching, cataloguing, and devouring as many works as I can find.
If you discover any errors or omissions in my list please feel free to contact me and let me know. I created this site because I have not yet found a definitive list of works and want to share my years of research with those who are interested.
I hope you find the site helpful,
J. McDonald
A Brief Career Timeline
1832-1834
Reporter for "True Sun"
1840-1841
Editor of
Master Humphrey's Clock (MHC)
1812
Born
1870
Died
1829-1831
Freelance Law Reporter
1831-1832
Parliamentary Reporter for
"The Mirror of Parliament"
1834
Reporter for
"The Morning Chronicle
1837-1839
Editor of
Bentley's Miscellany (BM)
1846
Editor of
The Daily News (DN)
*Only for 17 Installments
1850-1859
Editor of
Household Words (HW)
1859-1870
Editor of
All the Year Round (AYR)
Complete List of Works
A Few Notes
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Short forms in the "Source" section correspond with the short forms in the "Brief Career Timeline"
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For collaborative works, such as the "Extra Christmas Numbers", the names of contributing authors are listed beside the sections they contributed. If no name is listed then assume the author is Charles Dickens.
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The "a.k.a" notes and chapter titles are present due to publishers frequently publishing only a chapter or section of a chapter and selling it as a seperate work.
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Similarly, books titled Pearl Fishing and The World Here and There are collections of pieces from Household Words and All the Year Round that feature works by authors other than Dickens. None of the pieces in these books were written by Charles Dickens.
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I have recently upgraded the list to be more user friendly. To search the list press Ctrl + F or click the magnifying glass and enter your search term.
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Last updated 2020-06-17
Title Chapters Included Date Source Notes
Links
Resources and Sites of Interest
Dickens Journals Online
Scanned and Text copies of All the Year Round, and Household Words
Charles Dickens Museum
The site of the last remaining London home of Charles Dickens
The Victorian Web
Information regarding Victorian literature and context for the time period
The Dickens Fellowship
An organization of those interested in Dickens' life and works
