What is the correct order of publication of the novels of Charles Dickens?
(A) Great Expectations
(B) Hard Times
(C) Oliver Twist
(D) David Copperfield
(E) A Tale of Two Cities
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct option is (C), (D), (B), (E), (A).

To find the correct chronological order of publication for the novels of Charles Dickens, we look at the years they were first serialized and published:
• (C) Oliver Twist was serialized between 1837 and 1839, and published in book form in 1838.
• (D) David Copperfield was serialized from 1849 to 1850, and published in book form in 1850.
• (B) Hard Times was serialized and published in book form in 1854.
• (E) A Tale of Two Cities was serialized and published in book form in 1859.
• (A) Great Expectations was serialized from 1860 to 1861, and published in book form in 1861.

Sorting these novels from the earliest publication to the latest gives the sequence:
Oliver Twist (1838) ⇒ David Copperfield (1850) ⇒ Hard Times (1854) ⇒ A Tale of Two Cities (1859) ⇒ Great Expectations (1861).

Therefore, the correct chronological order is (C), (D), (B), (E), (A).