This study covers the whole of Dickens career, including critical discussions of all his major novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, Bleak House, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, Our Mutual Friend, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Newsom includes numerous up-to-date examples of critical thought on Dickens writing, as well as a discussion of the importance of Dickens in todays literary world.