Charles dickens and russia (uzbek) literature I. Introduction II. Chapter. Charles dickens life and his work

2.2.Famous early works

The Pickwick Papers, also known as The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, was the first novel of Charles Dickens.

Chapman & Hall published it in monthly installments from March of 1836 until November 1837.Dickens worked a very serious subject into comedic Pickwick Papers, that of the injustice of the justice system. The second novel of Charles Dickens was Oliver Twist. The first edition had a longer title, Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress. It was initially published in monthly installments that began in February 1837 and ended in April 1839. Dickens named the character Fagin after Bob Fagin, a fellow employee that young Charles Dickens met when he worked at a blacking factory.
Nicholas Nickleby 1838 It was initially published in monthly installments that began in February 1837 and ended in April 1839.
Dickens named the character Fagin after Bob Fagin, a fellow employee that young Charles Dickens met when he worked at a blacking factory. Dickens’s mother, Elizabeth Dickens, was the model for the always-confused Mrs. Nickleby. Luckily for Charles, she didn’t recognize herself in the character. In fact, she asked someone if they really believed there ever was such a woman.
The Old Curiosity Shop 1840 was published in installments in the periodical, Master Humphrey’s Clock. The first installment was printed in April of 1840 and the last was printed in February of 1841. Dickens was traumatized by the death of the book’s character, Little Nell. As he was writing the novel he felt as though he were experiencing the death of one of his children. It also brought back painful memories of the death of his sister-in-law, Mary Hogarth.
Barnaby Rudge 1841was published in installments from February to November of 1841. It appeared in the magazine Master Humphrey’s Clock. The historical novel is set during the Gordon Riots of 1780. Martin Chuzzlewit 1843 was first published by Chapman & Hall in installments that began in January of 1843 and ran through July of 1844. The novel was written after Dickens traveled to America in 1842. The trip left Dickens with a very unfavorable impression of the United States.Dombey and Son was first published in installments that began in 1846 and ran through 1848.
Dickens gave a reading of the first installment of Dombey to some of his friends. It went very well and gave Dickens the idea of doing public readings.David Copperfield 1849, Dickens’s eighth novel, was first published as a serial. The first installment was published in May of 1849. The last installment was issued in November of 1850. David Copperfield held a special place in Dickens’s heart. In the preface to the 1867 edition, Dickens wrote, like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield.
Bleak House was published in installments from March 1852 through September 1853. This novel has the distinction of being perhaps the only work of classic literature featuring a character that dies by spontaneous combustion.
Hard Times 1854 The novel first appeared in Dickens’s weekly periodical, Household Words. Hard Times was published in installments that began in April of 1854 and ran through August of 1854. Hard Times takes an unsympathetic look at Utilitarianism. This no-nonsense movement relied heavily on statistics, rules and regulations. Little Dorrit was published in installments from December of 1855 through June of 1857.
The Marshalsea debtors’ prison plays a large part in Little Dorrit. What very few people knew was that Dickens’s father had been sent to Marshalsea for three months. The first chapters of A Tale of Two Cities appeared in print in April of 1859. The last chapter was printed in November of that same year. A play, The Frozen Deep, was the inspiration for A Tale of Two Cities. Not only did the play give Dickens the idea for A Tale of Two Cities, it brought about lasting changes to Dickens’s life in the form of Ellen Ternan. Great Expectations was initially published in All the Year Round, a weekly periodical founded and owned by Charles Dickens. There were nine monthly installments, running from December of 1860 until August 1861 In the novel, Pip, like Dickens himself, dreams of becoming a gentleman. However, Pip comes to realize that there is more to life than wealth and station.