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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "The Pickwick Papers" (1837) and follow publication order through all 59 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Pickwick Papers
1837
The Adventures of Oliver Twist
0
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby
0
Barnaby Rudge
0
Master Humphrey's Clock
0
Old Curiosity Shop
0
A Christmas Carol
0
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
0
The Chimes
0
The Cricket on the Hearth
0
The Battle of Life
0
Dombey and Son
0
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain
0
David Copperfield
0
Bleak House
0
Hard Times
0
Little Dorrit
0
The Hanged Man's Bride
0
A Tale of Two Cities
0
Great Expectations
0
Mrs Lirriper
0
Our Mutual Friend
0
No Thoroughfare (With: Wilkie Collins)
0
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
0
Sunday under Three Heads
1836
The Black Veil
0
The Lamplighter
0
A Child's Dream of a Star
0
The Holly Tree Inn
0
The Seven Poor Travellers
0
A House to Let (With: Wilkie Collins,Elizabeth Gaskell,Adelaide Anne Procter)
0
The Haunted House
0
A Message from the Sea
0
Somebody's Luggage
0
Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings
0
Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy
0
Doctor Marigold
0
Mugby Junction
0
The Magic Fishbone
0
Holiday Romance
0
George Silverman's Explanation
0
Sketches by Boz
1836
The Mudfog Papers
0
Sketches of Young Gentlemen
0
Master Humphrey's Clock, Volume 2
0
Sketches of Young Couples
0
To Be Read at Dusk
0
The Poor Traveller / Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn
0
Reprinted Pieces
0
The Complete Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens
0
Holiday Romance and Other Writings for Children
0
Mudfog and Other Papers Contributed to Bentley's Miscellany
0
Select Short Fiction
1976
The Signalman & Other Ghost Stories
1984
Three Ghost Stories
1998
Wicked Wit of Charles Dickens (With: Shelley Klein)
2002
Hunted Down
2016
Christmas Stories / Christmas Books
2018
Night Walks and Other Essays
2020
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