"Dickens' books" or "Dickens's books"? Which one is correct?
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As Roman says - they are both correct, and since this is only an issue in written work, just make sure you are consistent throughout a text.
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Either one is correct.
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No. Only the first is correct.
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This is what my grammar book ('Michael Swan. Practical English Usage. Third Edition.') tells at 439.1:
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We sometimes just add an apostrophe (') to a singular noun ending in -s, especially in literary and classical references.
Socrates' ideas.
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But 's is more common.
Mr Lewis's dog
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Dickens'
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