Which among the following are the titles of the periodicals?
(A) Dickens’ Household Words
(B) S.T. Coleridge’ Friend
(C) Richard Steele’s Guardian
(D) Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis
(E) Leigh Hunt’s Indicator
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is (A), (B), (C) and (E) Only.

To understand why this option is correct, let's analyze each of the given literary works to determine whether they are periodicals (journals, magazines, or weekly papers published at regular intervals) or standalone literary works:

(A) Dickens’ Household Words: This is a weekly journal edited by Charles Dickens that was published from 1850 to 1859. It featured serialized novels, poetry, and essays, making it a classic Victorian periodical. Thus, (A) is a periodical.

(B) S.T. Coleridge’s The Friend: This was a weekly periodical written and published by Samuel Taylor Coleridge between 1809 and 1810. It focused on philosophical, political, and literary topics. Thus, (B) is a periodical.

(C) Richard Steele’s The Guardian: This was a short-lived daily periodical founded and published by Richard Steele in 1713, which featured contributions from Joseph Addison, Alexander Pope, and others. Thus, (C) is a periodical.

(D) Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis: Unlike the others, The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a famous novella first published in book/story form in 1915, not a periodical. Thus, (D) is not a periodical.

(E) Leigh Hunt’s The Indicator: This was a weekly literary journal/periodical edited and written primarily by Leigh Hunt from 1819 to 1821. Thus, (E) is a periodical.

By compiling the periodicals from the list, we get (A), (B), (C), and (E). Therefore, the correct option is (A), (B), (C) and (E) Only.