Memorize these and recognize 66.4% of all Dickens clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Copperfield | 20 | This 1850 Dickens novel is considered his "veiled autobiography" |
| 2 | Great Expectations | 17 | 1 of 2 Dickens novels filmed in the 1940s by director David Lean |
| 3 | Oliver Twist | 16 | In this novel, Mr. Bumble ends up as an inmate in the workhouse that he once oversaw |
| 4 | The Old Curiosity Shop | 15 | The title setting of this novel includes figures in china, iron & ivory; suits of armor; old carvings & furniture |
| 5 | A Tale of Two Cities | 12 | Both "Barnaby Rudge" & this other famous Dickens novel begin in 1775 & deal with mob violence |
| 6 | A Christmas Carol | 11 | This Dickens work was first published on December 17, 1843 |
| 7 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | 9 | It's no "mystery" why John Jasper haunts me—his fingers have knives on them! |
| 8 | Jacob Marley | 7 | Scrooge says of this ghost, "There's more of gravy than of grave about you", attributing him to indigestion |
| 9 | Nicholas Nickleby | 6 | 1838-39 work that exposed the ragged schools in the north of England & helped get them abolished |
| 10 | Hard Times | 4 | This 1854 work attacks the utilitarian philosophy fostered by industrialization |
| 11 | Boz | 4 | In 1836 Dickens published his stories & essays from magazines & newspapers in the book "Sketches by" him |
| 12 | Bleak House | 4 | The title of this novel refers to a residence in Hertfordshire |
| 13 | the Pickwick Club | 4 | Editors suggested a club of hunters for a series, but Dickens changed the setting to this club of eccentrics |
| 14 | Ebenezer Scrooge | 3 | The name of this "A Christmas Carol" character has become synonymous with avarice |
| 15 | Wilkie Collins | 2 | Charles met this "Moonstone" author & writing partner through a man named Augustus Egg |
| 16 | Uriah Heep | 2 | The villainous redheaded law clerk in "David Copperfield" |
| 17 | mutual | 2 | Type of fund that invests in diversified securities |
| 18 | fog | 2 | In "Bleak House", Chapter 3, Dickens calls this weather condition "A London particular" |
| 19 | Dombey and Son | 2 | Little Paul is the "son" in this Dickens title business |
| 20 | Christmas | 2 | Almost every year from 1843 to 1867 Dickens wrote a special story or book for this holiday |
| 21 | a cricket | 2 | Dickens wrote several holiday books besides "A Christmas Carol", including the tale of this insect "on the Hearth" |
| 22 | "David Copperfield" | 2 | Mr. Creakle, Peggotty, Mr. Micawber |
| 23 | "A Tale of Two Cities" | 2 | Monsieur the Marquis, Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette |
| 24 | Sydney Carton | 2 | He delivers his "It is a far, far better" speech from the scaffold |
| 25 | Martin Chuzzlewit | 2 | "M.C." |
| 26 | Edwin Drood | 2 | It's a "Mystery" who killed this title character, but Charles Dickens Jr. said his father told him it was Jasper |
These appear 8+ times. Memorize these first.
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