Primary texts:
- Selected Short Fiction (ed. Deborah A. Thomas, Penguin, 1985)
- Bleak House [1852-53] (ed. Stephen Gill, Oxford University Press, 2008)
- “Bleak House” (BBC TV series, 2005)
- Great Expectations [1860-61] (ed. Margaret Cardwell et al., Oxford University Press, 2008)
- “Great Expectations” (film by David Lean, 1946)
- Our Mutual Friend [1864-65] (ed. by Michael Cotsell, Oxford University Press, 2008)
- Our Mutual Friend (BBC TV series, 1999)
- A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (ed. Michael Slater, Penguin, 2003)
The films and TV series will be made available in class.
Secondary texts:
- The Cambridge Companion to Charles Dickens, ed. John O. Jordan (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001)
The secondary literature on Dickens is vast, and students should acquaint themselves with relevant literature in the University Library. You will also be introduced to important secondary literature throughout the seminar.