Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age.His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens has been praised by fellow writers-from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell, G. K. Chesterton and Tom Wolfe-for his realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism.

About the Series: "Christmas by Dickens".
Volume 1: The Christmas Books -Annotated by Adolphus William Ward A Christmas Carol [1843] The Chimes [1844] The Cricket on the Hearth [1845] The Battle of Life [1846].
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain [1848].

Volume 2: Christmas Stories (from "Household Words" and "All the Year Round") - Annotated by George Orwell.
A Christmas Tree [1850].
What Christmas is as we Grow Older [1851].
The Poor Relation's Story [1852].
The Child's Story [1852].
The Schoolboy's Story [1853].
Nobody's Story [18 -].
The Seven Poor Travellers [1854].
The Holly-Tree [1855].
Wreck of the Golden Mary (with Wilkie Collins) [1856].
The Perils of Certain English Prisoners (with Wilkie Collins) [Household Words, 1857].
Going into Society [1858].
A Message From the Sea [1860].
Tom Tiddler's Ground [1861].
Somebody's Luggage [1862].
Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings [1863].
Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy [1864].
Doctor Marigold [1865].
Mugby Junction [1866].
No Thoroughfare (with Wilkie Collins) [1867]