5 must-read 19th century books like Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster

Cover of Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster

Life of Charles Dickens

By: John Forster

3.90

Format: None pages, Paperback

John Forster (1812-1876), English biographer and critic, best known for his excellent Life of Charl…

If you liked the 19th century plot in Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens, Hablot Knight Browne, None, John       Bowen

1. Barnaby Rudge

By: Charles Dickens , Hablot Knight Browne , None , John Bowen

3.72

Format: None pages,

Set against the backdrop of the Gordon Riots of 1780, Barnaby Rudge is a story of mystery and suspe… read more

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  • 19th century
  • victorian
  • classics
Cover of The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, Mark Wormald

2. The Pickwick Papers

By: Charles Dickens , Mark Wormald

3.87

Format: 172 pages, Paperback

Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers--a comic masterpiec… read more

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  • 19th century
  • victorian
  • classics
Cover of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, George Cruikshank, Philip Horne

3. Oliver Twist

By: Charles Dickens , George Cruikshank , Philip Horne

3.88

Format: 608 pages, Paperback

A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, published in Penguin Classics with an in… read more

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  • 19th century
  • victorian
  • classics
"Meat, ma'am, meat."

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

"Please, sir, I want some more."

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

"هناك كتب .. غلافـها أفضل ما فيها"

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

"There are a good many books, are there not, my boy?"

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

Cover of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, Jeremy Tambling

4. David Copperfield

By: Charles Dickens , Jeremy Tambling

4.03

Format: 882 pages, Paperback

David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impov… read more

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  • 19th century
  • victorian
  • classics
"Trifles make the sum of life. "

-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

"the sight of me is good for sore eyes"

-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

"Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him."

-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

"My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do to-day"

-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

5. How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1)

By: Cressida Cowell

3.52

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is a truly extraordinary Viking hero known throughout Vikingdom as "t… read more

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6. Nicholas Nickleby

By: Charles Dickens , Mark Ford

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

'I shall never regret doing as I have--never, if I starve or beg in consequence' When Nicholas Nick… read more

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7. Sketches by Boz

By: Charles Dickens , Dennis Walder

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Charles Dickens's first published book, Sketches by Boz (1836) heralded an exciting new voice in En… read more

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8. The Old Curiosity Shop

By: Charles Dickens , Norman Page

3.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

The archetypal Victorian melodrama, as heartfelt and moving today as when it was first published, C… read more

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Cover of Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster

9. Life of Charles Dickens

By: John Forster

3.90

Format: None pages, Paperback

John Forster (1812-1876), English biographer and critic, best known for his excellent Life of Charl… read more

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  • classics
  • history
  • biography
  • 19th century
  • victorian
  • nonfiction

5 must-read classics books like Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster

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Barnaby Rudge

Charles Dickens , Hablot Knight Browne , None , John Bowen

3.72

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The Pickwick Papers

Charles Dickens , Mark Wormald

3.87

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Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens , George Cruikshank , Philip Horne

3.88

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David Copperfield

Charles Dickens , Jeremy Tambling

4.03

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Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë , Michael Mason

4.15

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Tess of the D’Urbervilles

Thomas Hardy , Tim Dolin , Margaret R. Higonnet

3.83

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Robinson Crusoe

Virginia Woolf , Daniel Defoe , Gerald McCann

3.68

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Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë , Richard J. Dunn

3.89

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