The Signalman by Charles Dickens

The Signalman

Charles Dickens with Sam Mendes (Narrator)

42 minutes • first pub 1866 (view editions)

fiction classics dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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"The Signal-Man" is a horror/mystery story by Charles Dickens, first published as part of the Mugby Junction collection in the 1866 Christmas edition of All the Year Round.The railway signal-man of the title tells the narrator of an apparition tha...

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Community Reviews

3.61
based on 1,118 reviews

Moods

dark: 82%

mysterious: 82%

tense: 53%

sad: 16%

reflective: 13%

adventurous: 7%

challenging: 6%

emotional: 6%

funny: 1%

Pace

60% of readers chose fast
28% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

53% of readers chose Plot
22% of readers chose A mix
22% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

4% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
23% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
79% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

10% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
13% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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