title: The Old Curiosity Shop (Oxford Illustrated Dickens)
author: Charles Dickens
description: Charles Dickens (1812-70) is one of England's greatest novelists. Born into a poor family (his father was once imprisoned for debt), Dickens became both rich and famous in his lifetime.
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  The Immortal Dickens
  
  
    
    
  CHAPTER I. DICKENS IN MEMORY  
    
  CHAPTER II. SKETCHES BY BOZ  
    
  CHAPTER III. THE PICKWICK PAPERS  
    
  CHAPTER IV. OLIVER TWIST  
    
  CHAPTER V. NICHOLAS NICKLEBY  
    
  CHAPTER VI. MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT  
    
  CHAPTER VII. DOMBEY AND SON  
    
  CHAPTER VIII. BARNABY RUDGE  
    
  CHAPTER IX. THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP  
    
  CHAPTER X. BLEAK HOUSE
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # The Immortal Dickens
  
  
  ### George Gissing
  
  
  
  
  
  This page copyright © 2001 Blackmask Online.
  
  
  
  
  
  http://www.blackmask.com  
    
  
  * CHAPTER I. DICKENS IN MEMORY
  
  
  * CHAPTER II. SKETCHES BY BOZ
  
  
  * CHAPTER III. THE PICKWICK PAPERS
  
  
  * CHAPTER IV. OLIVER TWIST
  
  
  * CHAPTER V. NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
  
  
  * CHAPTER VI. MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT
  
  
  * CHAPTER VII. DOMBEY AND SON
  
  
  * CHAPTER VIII. BARNABY RUDGE
  
  
  * CHAPTER IX. THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
  
  
  * CHAPTER X. BLEAK HOUSE
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### CHAPTER I. DICKENS IN MEMORY
  
  
  
  
  
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