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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. He wrote many well-known books (see [[Dickens novels]]), including:
'''Charles Dickens''' (1812 - 1870) was an English novelist and reformist writer felt by some to be second only to [[Shakespeare]] in English literature. He wrote many well-known books (see [[Dickens novels]]), including 3 of the top 10 greatest [[British]] [[novels]] ever as ranked by the [[BBC]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20151204-the-25-greatest-british-novels</ref> Dickens' work includes:
*''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]''
*''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]''
*''[[Great Expectations]]''
*''[[Great Expectations]]'' (BBC #4 greatest ever)
*''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' - miserly Scrooge repents after three ghostly visions
*''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' - miserly Scrooge repents after three ghostly visions
*''[[David Copperfield]]''
*''[[David Copperfield]]'' (BBC #8 greatest ever)
*''[[Oliver Twist]]'' - orphan who falls in with thieves in London
*''[[Oliver Twist]]'' - orphan who falls in with thieves in London
*''[[The Pickwick Papers]]''
*''[[The Pickwick Papers]]''
*''[[Bleak House]]''
*''[[Bleak House]]'' (BBC #6 greatest ever)
*''[https://americanliterature.com/author/charles-dickens/short-story/a-poor-mans-tale-of-a-patent A Poor Man's Tale of a Patent]'' (short story)
*''[https://americanliterature.com/author/charles-dickens/short-story/a-poor-mans-tale-of-a-patent A Poor Man's Tale of a Patent]'' (short story)