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Charles Dickens

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born
February 07, 1812 in Portsmouth, The United Kingdom

died
June 09, 1870

genre
Literature & Fiction

influences
Henry Fielding, Daniel Defoe, and Oliver Goldsmith


About this author

A prolific 19th Century author of short stories, plays, novellas, novels, fiction and non; during his lifetime Dickens became known the world over for his remarkable characters, his mastery of prose in the telling of their lives, and his depictions of the social classes, mores and values of his times. Some considered him the spokesman for the poor, for he definitely brought much awareness to their plight, the downtrodden and the have-nots. He had his share of critics, like Virginia Woolf and Henry James, but also many admirers, even into the 21st Century.


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Books by Charles Dickens

Average rating: 3.73 · 739,592 ratings · 24,949 reviews · 946 distinct works
A Tale of Two Cities
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3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 315,739 ratings — published 1859 — 689 editions
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Great Expectations
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 138,800 ratings — published 1861 — 694 editions
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A Christmas Carol
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 90,750 ratings — published 1843 — 933 editions
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Oliver Twist
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 58,012 ratings — published 1837 — 776 editions
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David Copperfield
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 41,187 ratings — published 1850 — 517 editions
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Bleak House
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 19,856 ratings — published 1853 — 57 editions
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Hard Times
3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 12,705 ratings — published 1854 — 291 editions
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Nicholas Nickleby
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 8,542 ratings — published 1839 — 235 editions
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 7,027 ratings — published 1852 — 8 editions
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Little Dorrit
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 7,277 ratings — published 1857 — 168 editions
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Series by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol The Chimes The Cricket on the Hearth The Battle Of Life The Haunted Man
Christmas books (5 books)
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3.9283728536385936 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 91,725 ratings

Quotes by Charles Dickens

“There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”
― Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
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“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.”
― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
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“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.”
― Charles Dickens
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