Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA (pronounced /ˈtʃɑrlz ˈdɪkɪnz/) (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870), pen-name "Boz", was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era and one of the most popular of all time. He created some of literature's most memorable characters. His novels and short stories have never gone out of print. A concern with what he saw as the pressing need for social reform is a theme that runs throughout his work. Much of his... 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
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