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Charles Dickens

Dickens 2012

Dickens 2012 is a celebration of the life and work of Charles Dickens to mark the bicentenary of his birth, which falls on 7 February 2012.

Although a writer from the Victorian era, Dickens’s work transcends his time, language and culture. He remains a massive contemporary influence throughout the world and his writings continue to inspire film, TV, art, literature, artists and academia.

Charles Dickens Quiz
Take part in the Oxford University Press Dickens quiz for the chance to win an iPod Shuffle or £30 worth of OUP books.

Discover Dickens

We've put together a Dickens Reading list on our 24/7 library. Use the list to find or reserve books, audiobooks and DVDs.

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography has a special themed page about Dickens.

Discover newspaper articles about Dickens using our subscriptions to 19th century newspapers and the Times Digital Archive. (If you're not in a library, you'll need to enter your library card number).

If you have an ebook reader, you can download many of Dickens's novels for free. Try Project Gutenberg or Many Books.

Dickens for children

Visit the Encyclopedia Britannica's Spotlight on Charles Dickens with puzzles and games including word search, crossword and quiz, plus videos, an interactive tour of Dickensian London and much more.

Many Dicken's novels have been rewritten with a younger audience in mind. This Dickens for children list shows you what's available.