The Uncommercial Traveller is a collection of literary sketches and reminiscences written by Charles Dickens. The sketches were written over three periods in the latter part of Dickens’ life. The first series appeared in All the Year Round with 16 articles appearing irregularly between January and October 1860, all under the title The Uncommercial Traveller. They were later republished (as 17 articles) in a collected volume with the articles given more individual titles.

Dickens followed the 1860 series with another twelve articles that appeared between May and October 1863. Five years later, eight more articles were published, with seven of them under the title New Uncommercial Samples. A complete set of these articles was published posthumously in 1875.

First Series.

  1. His General Line of Business (published in Edition 40 of All the Year Round, 28 January 1860).
  2. The Shipwreck (published in Edition 40 of All the Year Round, 28 January 1860).
  3. Wapping Workhouse (published in Edition 43 of All the Year Round, 18 February 1860).
  4. Two Views of a Cheap Theatre (published in Edition 44 of All the Year Round, 25 February 1860).
  5. Poor Mercantile Jack (published in Edition 46 of All the Year Round, 10 March 1860).
  6. Refreshments for Travellers (published in Edition 48 of All the Year Round, 24 March 1860).
  7. Travelling Abroad (published in Edition 50 of All the Year Round, 7 April 1860).
  8. The Great Tasmania’s Cargo (published in Edition 52 of All the Year Round, 21 April 1860).
  9. City of London Churches (published in Edition 54 of All the Year Round, 5 May 1860).
  10. Shy Neighbourhoods (published in Edition 57 of All the Year Round, 26 May 1860).
  11. Tramps (published in Edition 60 of All the Year Round, 16 June 1860).
  12. Dullborough Town (published in Edition 62 of All the Year Round, 30 June 1860).
  13. Night Walks (published in Edition 65 of All the Year Round, 21 July 1860).
  14. Chambers (published in Edition 69 of All the Year Round, 18 August 1860).
  15. Nurse’s Stories (published in Edition 72 of All the Year Round, 8 September 1860).
  16. Arcadian London (published in Edition 75 of All the Year Round, 29 September 1860).
  17. The Italian Prisoner (published in Edition 77 of All the Year Round, 13 October 1860).

Second Series.

  1. The Calais Night Mail (published in Edition 210 of All the Year Round, 2 May 1863).
  2. Some Recollections of Mortality (published in Edition 212 of All the Year Round, 16 May 1863).
  3. Birthday Celebrations (published in Edition 215 of All the Year Round, 6 June 1863).
  4. The Short-Timers (published in Edition 217 of All the Year Round, 20 June 1863).
  5. Bound for the Great Salt Lake (published 219 in Edition of All the Year Round, 4 July 1863).
  6. The City of the Absent (published in Edition 221 of All the Year Round, 18 July 1863).
  7. An Old Stage-coaching House (published in Edition 223 of All the Year Round, 1 August 1863).
  8. The Boiled Beef of New England (published in Edition 225 of All the Year Round, 15 August 1863).
  9. Chatham Dockyard (published in Edition 227 of All the Year Round, 29 August 1863).
  10. In the French-Flemish Country (published in Edition 229 of All the Year Round, 12 September 1863).
  11. Medicine Men of Civilisation (published in Edition 231 of All the Year Round, 26 September 1863).
  12. Titbull’s Alms-Houses (published in Edition 235 of All the Year Round, 24 October 1863).

Third Series.

  1. The Ruffian (published in Edition 494 of All the Year Round, 10 October 1868).
  2. Aboard Ship (published in Edition 1 of All the Year Round (New Series), 5 December 1868).
  3. A Small Star in the East (published in Edition 3 of All the Year Round (New Series), 19 December 1868).
  4. A Little Dinner in an Hour (published in Edition 5 of All the Year Round (New Series), 2 January 1869).
  5. Mr. Barlow (published in Edition 7 of All the Year Round (New Series), 16 January 1869).
  6. On an Amateur Beat (published in Edition 13 of All the Year Round (New Series), 27 February 1869).
  7. A Fly-Leaf in a Life (published in Edition 25 of All the Year Round (New Series), 22 May 1869).
  8. A Plea for Total Abstinence (published in Edition 27 of All the Year Round (New Series), 5 June 1869).