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1 day ago · Charles John Huffam Dickens ( / ˈdɪkɪnz /; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. [1]
Jun 21, 2024 · Great Expectations, novel by Charles Dickens, first published serially in 1860–61 and issued in book form in 1861. The classic novel was one of its author’s greatest critical and popular successes.
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Jun 14, 2024 · Bleak House, novel by British author Charles Dickens, published serially in 1852–53 and in book form in 1853 and considered to be among the author’s best work. Bleak House is the story of the Jarndyce family, who wait in vain to inherit money from a disputed fortune in the settlement of the extremely long-running lawsuit of ...
Jun 21, 2024 · A Tale of Two Cities, novel by Charles Dickens, published both serially and in book form in 1859. The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the French Revolution. Although drawn from history, the novel offers more drama than accuracy.
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Jun 24, 2024 · Charles John Huffam Dickens (/ˈtʃɑrlz ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period.
Jun 21, 2024 · Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) He was known by his literary name Charles Dickens, a novelist, social critic, and English writer. He unanimously consensus among the most significant English novelists in the Victorian era, and many of his works still maintain his popularity to this day.
Jun 20, 2024 · In thirteen entertaining and wonderfully insightful essays, John Mullan explores the literary machinations of Dickens's eccentric genius, from his delight in clichés to his rendering of smells and his outrageous use of coincidences.
