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'''Charles Dickens''' (1812 - 1870) was an English novelist and reformist writer felt by some to be second only to [[Shakespeare]] in English literature. Dickens mentioned "heaven" often in his writing, but rarely "hell". He w rote many well-known books, including:
'''Charles Dickens''' (1812 - 1870) was an English novelist and reformist writer felt by some to be second only to [[Shakespeare]] in English literature.
*''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]''
*''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]''
*''[[Great Expectations]]''
*''[[Great Expectations]]''
*''[[Bleak House]]''
*''[[Bleak House]]''
Dickens was a [[Christian]], though he was "suspicious of organized religion,"<ref>https://hollowverse.com/charles-dickens/</ref> perhaps because he had a secret [[adulterous]] affair with an 18-year-old actress which lasted for many years.<ref>https://www.biography.com/news/charles-dickens-mistress-nelly-ternan</ref>
Dickens was a [[Christian]], though he was "suspicious of organized religion,"<ref>https://hollowverse.com/charles-dickens/</ref> perhaps because he had a secret [[adulterous]] affair with an 18-year-old actress which lasted for many years.<ref>https://www.biography.com/news/charles-dickens-mistress-nelly-ternan</ref> Dickens mentioned "heaven" often in his writing, but rarely "hell". He w rote many well-known books, including:
Charles Dickens' father was incarcerated in [[Debtor's prison]] in 1824, during which Charles at age only 12 had to do hard manual labor at a blacking factory to support the family. This influenced how he portrayed Pip in ''Great Expectations'',<ref>https://greatexpectationscommunity.weebly.com/dickens-and-debtors-prison.html</ref>
Charles Dickens' father was incarcerated in [[Debtor's prison]] in 1824, during which Charles at age only 12 had to do hard manual labor at a blacking factory to support the family. This influenced how he portrayed Pip in ''Great Expectations'',<ref>https://greatexpectationscommunity.weebly.com/dickens-and-debtors-prison.html</ref>