This is the time of year where Dickens’ influence on literature becomes almost monolithic, with A Christmas Carol’s enduring legacy living on. If you want to get more from this master of prose, these are the books we’d recommend. Whilst the notion of Dickensian literature has some commonly understood traits, realistic depictions of poverty and satirical humor chief among them. It can be hard to figure out where to start with a man that had a diverse oeuvre and so many genuine masterpieces, so these are our suggestions.
Bleak House
Famed for an enrapturing opening page, Bleak House also boasts one of Dickens’ densest and most rewarding narrative, a proto-version of the social realist detective story that would become the hallmark of Scandinavian fiction. This is a scathing attack on the class and gender politics of the British legal system wrapped up in a taut mystery plot.
Great Expectations
One of Dickens’ most haunting and poetically rendered books, worth recommending for the tremendous sense of terroir that brings the Kentish countryside to life, as well as the beautiful and aching prose. It also has a cast of eccentric and complex characters that are the hallmark of all his best work, including some of his most famous creations like Miss Havisham.
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