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Charles John Huffam Dickens was one of the most important English writers of the Victorian era and the first literary chronicler of the metropolis in the midst of the Industrial Revolution. More

Charles John Huffam Dickens was one of the most important English writers of the Victorian era and the first literary chronicler of the metropolis in the midst of the Industrial Revolution. He remained England's most popular author until after the First World War. He achieved fame with "The Pickwick Papers (The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club)", which was published monthly from 1836.

After this success, "Oliver Twist" appeared in the magazine "Bentley's Miscellany" in 1837-1838, "Nicholas Nickleby" in 1838-1839, "The Old Curiosity Shop" and "Barnaby Rudge", both in 1841. His most famous novels are "David Copperfield" (1849-1850, partly autobiographical), "Great Expectations" (1860-1861), "Oliver Twist", "Nicholas Nickleby" and "A Christmas Carol" (1843).

"A Tale of Two Cities" holds a remarkable place in literary history, having sold 200 million copies, making it the seventh best-selling book in the world. Characteristic of his works are the focus on social injustices, strong narrative structure, cartoonish characters and humor.

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Full name

Charles Dickens

Aliases

Boz

Born

Landport [Portsmouth], 7 februari 1812

Nationality

English

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Deceased

Higham (Kent), 9 juni 1870