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Dickens’s last completed novel, Our Mutual Friend has been called one of his most gratifying works. The story centers on the inheritance gained by ownership of a dust-heap. The would-be heir, John Harmon, is found dead in the Thames and the fortune falls into the hands of Mr. Boffin, a kind but lowly clerk who becomes …

Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens, that was originally published as a serial between 1855 and 1857. It satirizes the shortcomings of both government and society, including the institution of debtors' prisons, where debtors were imprisoned, unable to work, until they repaid their debts. The prison in this …

The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens. The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London. The Old Curiosity Shop was one of two novels which Dickens published along with short stories in his weekly serial Master Humphrey's Clock, which lasted …

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit is a novel by Charles Dickens, considered the last of his picaresque novels. It was originally serialised in 1843 and 1844. Dickens thought it to be his best work, but it was one of his least popular novels. Like nearly all of Dickens' novels, Martin Chuzzlewit was released …

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens. The novel was unfinished at the time of Dickens's death and his ending for it is unknown. Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, the story focuses on Drood's uncle, precentor, choirmaster and opium addict, John Jasper, who is in love …

Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty is a historical novel by British novelist Charles Dickens. Barnaby Rudge was one of two novels that Dickens published in his short-lived weekly serial Master Humphrey's Clock. Barnaby Rudge is largely set during the Gordon Riots of 1780. Barnaby Rudge was the fifth of …

《올리버 트위스트》는 1838년에 출판된 찰스 디킨스의 소설이다. 고아 소년이 런던 슬럼가의 소매치기 일당 손아귀에서 고생하는 이야기를 그렸다. 이 소설로 그는 25세에 일약 주목받는 작가로 떠올랐다. 이 책이 출간되고 몇 년 사이에 그는 당대 가장 인기 있고 가장 널리 읽히는 작가가 되었다. 1837년에서 1838년까지 런던의 문예 잡지《벤틀리스 미셀러니》에 "올리버 트위스트"라는 연재물이 "고아원 아이의 여행"이라는 부제와 함께 첫 선을 보였고, 이듬해에 세 권짜리 단행본《올리버 트위스트》가 나왔다. 이 책을 바탕으로 많은 영화와 TV 프로그램이 만들어졌으며, …