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    Charles Dickens was a famous 19th century British novelist known for his vivid portrayals of the lives of the poor and criticism of social issues. Some of his most famous novels include Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, and Great Expectations. Throughout his career, Dickens drew attention to the harsh conditions of the working class and underprivileged in Victorian England through memorable characters and stories. He remains one of the most influential writers of his time with works that continue to be widely read and adapted today.

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    Charles Dickens was a famous 19th century British novelist known for his vivid portrayals of the lives of the poor and criticism of social issues. Some of his most famous novels include Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, and Great Expectations. Throughout his career, Dickens drew attention to the harsh conditions of the working class and underprivileged in Victorian England through memorable characters and stories. He remains one of the most influential writers of his time with works that continue to be widely read and adapted today.

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    Charles Dickens was a famous 19th century British novelist known for his vivid portrayals of the lives of the poor and criticism of social issues. Some of his most famous novels include Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, and Great Expectations. Throughout his career, Dickens drew attention to the harsh conditions of the working class and underprivileged in Victorian England through memorable characters and stories. He remains one of the most influential writers of his time with works that continue to be widely read and adapted today.

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    Charles Dickens

    British novelist, journalist, editor, illustrator


    and social commentator
    English author Charles
    Dickens continues to be one
    of the most widely read
    Victorian (nineteenth-century)
    novelists. 
    Scrooge, David Copperfield, Oliver
    Twist, and Nicholas Nickelby remain
    familiar characters today. His novels
    describe the life and conditions of the
    poor and working class in the
    Victorian era of England, when
    people lived by strict rules.
    Biographical Notes on Dickens
    • Born: February 7, 1812 
    Portsea (now Portsmouth), England
    • Died: June 9, 1870 
    Near Chatham, England 
    is remembered as one of the most important and influential writers of the 19th century.
    • Among his accomplishments, he has been lauded for providing a stark portrait of the
    Victorian era underclass, helping to bring about societal change. 
    • now considered a literary genius because he created some of the world's best-known
    fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His novels
    and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
    • Dickens's literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers.
    More on Dickens
    • Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A
    Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every
    artistic genre. 
    • Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many
    of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of
    Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction.
    • Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy
    to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style,
    unique characterizations, and social criticism.
    • The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens
    and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
    NOBODY’S STORY short
    story by C. Dickens
    In this story, he shows the danger and
    inevitability of class and denounces
    the dehumanization, exploitation, and
    abandonment of the “Nobody's" by
    the “Big-wigs". 
    Quote to live by
    In NOBODY’S STORY, Dickens
    strives to humanize and glorify the
    Nobody's and urges the reader to
    recognize this role within themselves. 
    Charles Dickens died on June
    9, 1870 of a stroke.
    He was buried in Poet’s Corner at
    Westminster Abbey. Thousands of
    mourners came to pay their respects
    at the grave and throw in flowers.
    Sources:
    • http://www.online-literature.com/dickens/
    • https://www.dickenslondontours.co.uk/dickens-biography.htm
    • https://www.biography.com/people/charles-dickens-9274087
    • https://www.notablebiographies.com/De-Du/Dickens-Charles.html
    • https://
    www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading-charles-dickens-biography.
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    • https://
    sowwatergrow.weebly.com/discussion/nobodys-story-by-charles-dickens
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