Charles Dickens Best Books

The story begins in the court of Chancery where the main characters of the book are trying to resolve a civil court case Jarndyce, related to inheritance.

The rest of the story is about the life experiences of lady character Esther Summerson and other people in the town.

The book was considered the best dickens books by two literacy critics – George Gussing & G.K. Chesterton.

It is a story of an orphan named Oliver Twist who goes through a series of events to find security and happiness.

In a quest to find home and comfort, the young boy encounters bad people and finds solace in a small village in England.

The story is full of twists and turns. The novel was published in series between 1837 and 1838.

Great Expectations is the thirteenth dickens novel based on the story of an orphan named Pip.

It was published from 1860 to 1861 in Dicken’s weekly periodical All The Year Round.

This is a journey of Pip who is chasing wealth as his great expectation but later realizes that loyalty and compassion hold more value in one’s life.

Hard Times is a story of a wealthy family in the industrial city of Coketown, England.

The family's core values lie in logic, facts, statistics, and self-interest. The novel has also pointed out the then existing educational system, economic system, and caste system.

In the end, the family understands the value of compassion and love over selfishness, facts, and logic.

The Tale of Two Cities is a story revolving around two cities – Paris and London.

The theme of the story is duality, resurrection, and resolution during the years of French revolution.

The novel was published in 1859 and set against the dictatorial regime. The hero of the story is Charles Darnay who is accused of treason against England. 

The novel was published in series from 1864 to 1865. It is centered on a man named John Harmon who was supposed to inherit a large fortune from his father but is believed to get killed.

Later he returned and marry his intended wife Miss Bella Wilfer. The story ended on a happy note as John regained his lost wealth through his hard work.

Our Mutual Friend is one of the Charles dickens famous novel.

David Copperfield is a story of a man describing his journey from childhood till he grows old.

He loses his father at a young age and gets abused by his stepfather. He was forced to work after the death of his mother.

Then, he escaped his stepfather to meet his aunt Betsey. The adversities of life made him strong, mature, and kind.

The story ended on a happy note with his blissful second marriage.

The Pickwick Papers was published in a series of stories from 1836 to 1837. The story is based on the Pickwick Club, which is a group of travelers from England.

The story tells about the adventures of four “Pickwickians” who decided to make a journey to different parts of London.

In travel, they go through a range of emotions such as the joy of the travel, youthfulness, innocence, and romance.

A Christmas Carol is a story of a selfish, mean-spirited old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who hates Christmas and is unkind to the people around him.

He met three ghosts – Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future and the experience made him realize his mistakes.

In the end, he became a completely transformed man who is kind and thoughtful.

Little Dorrit is a story of a girl named Amy Dorrit who lives in Marshalsea prison where her father is imprisoned.

She works as a seamstress for a mean-spirited lady Mrs. Clennam, whose son Arthur falls in love with little Dorret.

The story ended with the happy marriage of Arthur and Amy after fighting poverty.

This is a story of life adventures of a young man named Nicholas Nickleby, who suffers financially after death of his father.

The mean character of story learned about the value of love and friendship which should be offered to everyone irrespective of theri financial situation.

This is a story of girl and her grandfather who owns a shop and flee to save themselves from villian.

The story tells about different people they came across with different intentions towards them.

The story is based on theme of oppression and patriarchy. A character Barnaby who is an intellectual disabled person, is sentenced to death mistakingly and how he is pardoned in the end.

This is a story of a elderly man who believes that he is worthless and only working class people are worthy of every positive thing.

The story ends with man believing that life is about doing nobler things instead of living with negativity.

This is a story of life adventures of person named Martin Chuzzlewit who has a greedy and wealthy grandfather.

The cruel fears only about his inheritance above others. The story ends with his realizing value of love and happiness.