CharlesDickenswasafamousEnglishwriterandsocialcriticoftheVictorianera.BornonFebruary7,1812,inPortsmouth,England,heiswidelyregardedasoneofthegreatestnovelistsofthe19thcentury.Dickenscreatedsomeoftheworld'sbest-knownfictionalcharacters,includingEbenezerScroogefrom*AChristmasCarol*,OliverTwist,andDavidCopperfield.Hisworksoftenhighlightedsocialissues,poverty,andthestrugglesoftheworkingclass,drawingfromhisowndifficultchildhoodexperiences.Dickenswrotenumerousnovels,shortstories,andessays,manyofwhichwereserializedinpopularmagazinesofthetime.Someofhismostfamousworksinclude*GreatExpectations*,*ATaleofTwoCities*,and*BleakHouse*.Dickenswasalsoapassionateadvocateforsocialreform,usinghiswritingtocriticizeinjusticesinsociety.HediedonJune9,1870,buthisstoriesremainwidelyreadandadaptedintofilms,plays,andtelevisionshowstothisday.Hislegacycontinuestoinfluenceliteratureandpopularculture.
