Charles Dickens, 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 iconic characters, with the theme of social reform running throughout his work. The continuing popularity of his novels and short stories is such that they have never gone out of print. (Source.)
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English novelist and social critic (1812–1870)
| Born | 7 February 1812 |
| Died | 9 June 1870 |
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Charles Dickens
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English novelist and social critic (1812–1870)
| Born | 7 February 1812 |
| Died | 9 June 1870 |
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Fiction, England, fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Social life and customs, History, Children's fiction, Fiction, general, English literature, Fiction, coming of age, Christmas stories, Classic Literature, Juvenile fiction, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Fiction, family life, general, Fiction, political, Drama, Ghost stories, Dickens, charles, 1812-1870, English Christmas stories, London (england), fiction, Literature, Manners and customs, short story, Scrooge, ebenezer (fictitious character), fiction, ChristmasPlaces
England, London, Great Britain, London (England), United States, France, Paris, Paris (France), Mallard residence, Italy, Bastille Prison, India, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Calcutta, Surrey, 221B Baker Street, Canada, Alpha Inn, British Museum, Brixton, Covent Garden, Eton College, Massachusetts, ToledoPeople
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Richards, Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette, Alexandre Manette, Ernest Defarge, Gaspard, Jerry Cruncher, John Barsad, Marquis St. Evrémonde, Miss Pross, Monseigneur, Mr. Stryver, Mrs. Cruncher, Roger Cly, Sydney Carton, The Mender of Roads, The Seamstress, The Vengeance, Therese DefargeTime
19th century, 18th century, 1789-1799, 1793, Revolution, Revolution, 1789-1799, 1861-65, Antebellum era, Carnival, 1600s, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1783-1865, 19e siècle, Victoria, 1837-1901, 1890, Siglo XIX, 1789, 1861-1865, Civil War, Jin dai, 1764-1867, 1775, 1775–93, 1780, 1783-1848ID Numbers
- OLID: OL24638A
- Amazon ID: B000APYNYE
- BookBrainz: 5df290b8-ecd5-44fb-8d05-70e291133688
- GoodReads: 239579
- ISNI: 0000000107858884
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 118525239
- IMDb: nm0002042
- LibraryThing: dickenscharles-1
- LibriVox: 91
- MusicBrainz: fac5c33f-4339-445a-88d7-f69da327f07b
- Project Gutenberg: 37
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV000404
- VIAF: 88666393
- Wikidata: Q5686
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q5686
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Alternative names
- (ying) Di, geng si
- (ying) Digengsi
- C. Dickens
- Charles John Huffam Dickens
- [英]查尔斯·狄更斯
- Чарльз Диккенс
- ディケンズ,チャールズ
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