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Charles Dickens

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Charles Dickens

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Charles John Humpham Dickens was a British novelist, journalist, and critic in the mid-19th century (Victorian era). His literary works reflect his personal growth experience and the contemporary context of society, and are widely recognized and loved by critics, scholars and readers at that time and in later generations.

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Writers
Nationality
united kingdom of great britain and ireland
Born
1812-02-07
Died
1870-06-09
Wikidata
Q5686
Occupations writernovelistjournalistcurrent affairs commentatorplaywrightauthorchildren's literature writereditessayistbotanistshort story writercourt reporter
Aliases BozC. DickensCharles DickensDickenscharles dickenscharles dickensCharles John Heffham Dickenscharles dickensdickensdickens charlesDickens, C.

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