Lucy Burroughs answered
Nope, none of Charles Dickens’s books have ever been banned. It's not likely that any of them ever will be, either - not unless a law against ridiculously-named characters is passed!
Attempts
There’s only been one attempt to ban a book by Charles Dickens, and that was in New York in 1949.
The Rosenberg v. Board of Education of City of New York believed that Oliver Twist was racist towards and offensive to Jews, and tried to have it banned. (They tried to have William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice banned for the same reason.)
Neither novel nor play was banned, as The Supreme Court for King’s County thought that the claim was unjustified.
The reason why none of Dickens’s work has been banned is probably because it isn’t that controversial – other than being dense and sometimes dull, there’s nothing particularly offensive about it.
Famous Novels by Charles Dickens
Attempts
There’s only been one attempt to ban a book by Charles Dickens, and that was in New York in 1949.
The Rosenberg v. Board of Education of City of New York believed that Oliver Twist was racist towards and offensive to Jews, and tried to have it banned. (They tried to have William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice banned for the same reason.)
Neither novel nor play was banned, as The Supreme Court for King’s County thought that the claim was unjustified.
The reason why none of Dickens’s work has been banned is probably because it isn’t that controversial – other than being dense and sometimes dull, there’s nothing particularly offensive about it.
Famous Novels by Charles Dickens
- A Tale of Two Cities
- Great Expectations
- A Christmas Carol
- Oliver Twist
- David Copperfield
