1. Charles Dickens’ Novels Maria Juvakka XIB

2. A Brief Biography
English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period (Victorian era: )
His family was in Marshalea debtor's prison in 1824 => inspiration for the novel “Little Dorrit” (1855)
Dickens’ novels are of social commentary

3. The Pickwick Papers Dickens’ first real novel.
(First published as a monthly serial, April 1836 to November 1837)
The comedy of this novel is satirical.
The book tells the story of the adventures of a club formed by Samuel Pickwick. The chief theme of the novel is their travels throughout the English countryside.
The literary value of this book is in it’s characters.
Many adaptions for the TV and radio (ie BBC)

4. Oliver Twist One of Dickens's best-known works
“Oliver Twist is not of great value, but it is of great importance”
Maybe the most depressing and ‘ugly’ of Dickens’ works.
Deals with moral, social, personal and political issues.
Tells the story of a young orphan.

5. Nicholas Nickelby
Was published monthly, likewise to “The Pickwick Papers”
The style is episodic and humorous.
Dickens intended to use the novel to expose the scandal of the "Yorkshire schools“
The novel centres around the life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, a young man who has to support his mother and sister after his bankrupted father dies. He is sent to work as an assistant master at a school in Yorkshire.

6. Other Popular Works David Copperfield
A Christmas Carol and other Christmas novels
Great Expectations
Bleak House
A Tale of Two Cities
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7. More about His Life

8. Sources

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