Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens ( /ˈtʃɑrlz ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period and the creator of some of the world's most memorable fictional characters. During his lifetime Dickens' works enjoyed unprecedented popularity and fame, but it was in the twentieth century that his literary genius was fully recognized by critics and scho... More

Date of birth:

  • Feb 7, 1812

Date of death:

  • Jun 9, 1870 (age 58 years)

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Also known as:

  • Boz,
  • Charles John Huffam Dickens,
  • Dickens,
  • Dickens Charles,
  • C. Dickens,
  • Charles John Huffham Dickens,
  • Dickens, Charles
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KWType:

  • Person

Assessment:

  • Vividly represented the Victorian character with energy, earnestness, and an unerring instinct for theatricality

Category:

  • literature

Disciplines:

  • novelist

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Nickname:

  • Dickens
  • Boz
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