Charles Dickens: which book should you start with?

The most accessible of the author's books in our catalogue.

Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesCharles Darnay, a French aristocrat, renounces his origins to live a fairer life in England, while Sydney Carton, a disillusioned lawyer, struggles with his own inner emptiness. Their destinies intersect against the backdrop of the French Revolution, where social tensions erupt…Read bilingually →

• Oliver Twist
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood
• Great Expectations