Charles Dickens
Born:
February 7, 1812
Died:
June 9, 1870
Age:
58
Signature:
Charles Dickens signature
Summary

Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA (/ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today.

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Statue of Dickens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Statue of Dickens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ellen Ternan, 1858.
Ellen Ternan, 1858.
Poster promoting a reading by Dickens in Nottingham dated 4 February 1869, two months before he suffered a mild stroke.
Poster promoting a reading by Dickens in Nottingham dated 4 February 1869, two months before he suffered a mild stroke.
An 1839 portrait of a young Charles Dickens by Daniel Maclise
An 1839 portrait of a young Charles Dickens by Daniel Maclise
Catherine Hogarth Dickens by Samuel Lawrence (1838)
Catherine Hogarth Dickens by Samuel Lawrence (1838)
Dickens' Dream by Robert William Buss, portraying Dickens at his desk at Gads Hill Place surrounded by many of his characters
Dickens' Dream by Robert William Buss, portraying Dickens at his desk at Gads Hill Place surrounded by many of his characters
An original illustration by Phiz from the novel "David Copperfield", widely regarded as Dickens's most autobiographical work.
An original illustration by Phiz from the novel "David Copperfield", widely regarded as Dickens's most autobiographical work.
Crash scene after the Staplehurst rail crash
Crash scene after the Staplehurst rail crash
2 Ordnance Terrace, Chatham, Dickens's home 1817–1822
2 Ordnance Terrace, Chatham, Dickens's home 1817–1822
Samuel Luke Fildes - The Empty Chair. Fildes was illustrating "Edwin Drood" at the time of Charles Dickens' death. The engraving shows Dickens's empty chair in his study at Gads Hill Place. It appeared in the Christmas 1870 edition of the The Graphic and thousands of prints of it were sold.[79]
Samuel Luke Fildes - The Empty Chair. Fildes was illustrating "Edwin Drood" at the time of Charles Dickens' death. The engraving shows Dickens's empty chair in his study at Gads Hill Place. It appeared in the Christmas 1870 edition of the The Graphic and thousands of prints of it were sold.[79]
  
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