Charles Dickens
Feb. 7th 1812 - June 9th 1870
Born in Portsmouth, England to parents in constant debt, Charles John Huffman Dickens was inspired through life experiences to "bring about a change in the real world by drawing his readers' attention to the plight of the less fortunate."¹
With great works such as Little Dorrit, The Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist and Great Expectations, among many others, Dickens is one of the most well-known authors of the Victorian age and a classic among literature standings.
I believe now would be the appropriate time to break out my Charles Dickens Collection from Barnes and Noble!
I believe now would be the appropriate time to break out my Charles Dickens Collection from Barnes and Noble!
In honor of his birthday, I shall begin my Charles Dickens Challenge today with Oliver Twist. As this is a work that I have never fully read myself, (although I have seen a movie, as well as the musical Oliver!) I am looking forward to experiencing a truly Dickensian masterpiece!
¹ Dickens, Charles, and Grace Moore. Five novels. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2006. Print.
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