Charles Dickens
Also known as Dickens, Charles John Huffam Dickens, Boz, C. Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and journalist. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.
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Charles Dickens was an English writer and journalist who created some of literature's most famous fictional characters and is widely considered the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works were hugely popular during his lifetime and continue to be widely read today, with critics and scholars recognizing him as a literary genius.
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- 7 February 1812
- Died
- 9 June 1870
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- Dickens birthday book
- Dawitʻ Kōppērfild
- A child's history of England
- The Lombard Street edition of the novels of Charles Dickens
- A Christmas carol
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- 1812
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- 1870
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Charles John Huffam Dickens (/ˈdɪkɪnz/ ; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and journalist. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.
Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school at age 12 to work in a boot-blacking factory when his father John was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. After three years, he returned to school before beginning his literary career as a journalist. Dickens edited a weekly journal for 20 years; wrote 15 novels, 5 novellas, hundreds of short stories and nonfiction articles; lectured and performed readings extensively; was a tireless letter writer; and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education and other social reforms.
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