Victoria and Albert Museum Dickens manuscripts Short Title Full Title Year of first Ms. Reference Online Address Proofs publication Pickwick Papers The Posthumous Papers of the 1836 - 37 (Fragments at NYPL Forster 48.E.24, Pickwick Club and elsewhere?) Forster 48.E.1 Oliver Twist The Adventures of Oliver Twist 1837 - 39 MSL/1876/Forster/151 Lamplighter The Lamplighter 1838 MSL/1876/Forster/152 Nicholas Nickleby The Life and Adventures of Nicholas 1838 - 39 (Held by the BL) Forster 48.E.1 Nickleby Old Curiosity Shop The Old Curiosity Shop 1840 - 41 MSL/1876/Forster/153 Forster 48.E.27 Sketches of Young Couples Sketches of Young Couples 1840 MSL/1876/Forster/154 Barnaby Rudge Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the 1841 MSL/1876/Forster/155 Forster 48.E.27 Riots of 'Eighty American Notes American Notes 1842 MSL/1876/Forster/156 Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol 1843 (Held by the Morgan http://www.themorgan.org/collections/colle Library) ctions.asp?id=146 Martin Chuzzlewit The Life and Adventures of Martin 1843 - 44 MSL/1876/Forster/157 Forster 48.E.24 Chuzzlewit Chimes The Chimes 1844 MSL/1876/Forster/158 Forster 48.B.13 Dombey and Son Dombey and Son 1846 - 48 MSL/1876/Forster/160 Forster 48.B.16 & 16A Travelling Letters 1846 MSL/1876/Forster/159 David Copperfield David Copperfield 1849 - 50 MSL/1876/Forster/161 Forster 48.B.14 & 14A Bleak House Bleak House 1852 - 53 MSL/1876/Forster/162 Forster 48.B.15 & 15A Child’s History of England A Child's History of England 1851 -53 MSL/1876/Forster/164 Hard Times Hard Times: For These Times 1854 MSL/1876/Forster/163 Forster 48.E.27 Little Dorrit Little Dorrit 1855 - 57 MSL/1876/Forster/165 Forster 48.E.24 Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities 1859 MSL/1876/Forster/166 Great Expectations Great Expectations 1860 - 61 (Held by Wisbech (Published by CUP, 2011) Forster 48.E.24 Museum) Our Mutual Friend Our Mutual Friend 1864 - 65 (Held by the Morgan http://www.themorgan.org/collections/colle Library) ctions.asp?id=147 Edwin Drood The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1870 MSL/1876/Forster/167 Forster 48.E.24.