Question:
Which of the following is a novel by Charles Dickens?
Which of the following is a novel by Charles Dickens?
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Dickens often published his novels serially in magazines before book form. Associating "The Old Curiosity Shop" with Dickens and "Little Nell" is a good memory trick.
Updated On: Aug 29, 2025
- The Old Curiosity Shop
- The Old Wives' Tale
- The Old Bachelor
- One Hundred Years of Solitude
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Recall Dickens' works
Charles Dickens wrote many famous novels, including Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, and The Old Curiosity Shop (1840–41), which tells the tragic story of Little Nell.
Step 2: Examine options
(A) The Old Curiosity Shop — correct; serialized in Dickens's magazine Master Humphrey's Clock. ✔
(B) The Old Wives' Tale — written by Arnold Bennett (1908), not Dickens. ✘
(C) The Old Bachelor — a Restoration comedy play by William Congreve (1693), not a Dickens novel. ✘
(D) One Hundred Years of Solitude — a novel by Gabriel García Márquez (1967), major work of magical realism, not Dickens. ✘
Thus, the correct answer is option (A).
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