A Christmas Carol.

Quotation describing Ebenezer Scrooge (A Christmas Carol).

A Tale of Two Cities.

Barnaby Rudge.

Quotation by the character Geoffrey Haredale (Barnaby Rudge)

Bleak House.

Description of Matthew Bagnet, a bassoon player and proprietor of a musical instrument shop (Bleak House).

David Copperfield.

Dombey and Sons.

Description of James Carker, a devious and manipulative manager (Dombey and Son).

Great Expectations.

Hard Times.

Thomas Gradgrind applies his mechanical approach to education.

Little Dorrit.

Description of Tite Barnacle, a member of the nepotistic Barnacle family who control the running of the Circumlocution Office (Little Dorrit).

Martin Chuzzlewit.

Description of Mrs. Lupin, the attractive young widow who runs the Blue Boar public house (Martin Chuzzlewit).

Nicholas Nickleby.

Description of the character Wackford Squeers (Nicholas Nickleby).

Oliver Twist.

Oliver has to survive on starvation rations in a pauper child-farm.

Our Mutual Friend.

Sketches by Boz.

The Member of Parliament Cornelius Dingwall has a rather high opinion of himself.

The Old Curiosity Shop.

The Pickwick Papers.