Dickens's The Pickwick Papers (1836-1837) is a humorous satire on pre-Victorian London.

Dickens's David Copperfield (1849-1850), drawn from Dickens's own early experiences, tells the story of a young orphan.

Bleak House, by Dickens (1852-1853), is a satirical tale set in the labyrinth of the English legal system.

Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a dramatic narrative of the French Revolution.

Charlotte Brönte's Jane Eyre (1847) tells another story about an orphan in nineteenthcentury England.