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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 3 of the top 10 greatest [[British]] [[novel]]s ever as ranked by the [[BBC]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20151204-the-25-greatest-british-novels</ref>  Dickens' work includes:

'''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]] [[novel]]s ever as ranked by the [[BBC]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20151204-the-25-greatest-british-novels</ref>   

 

Dickens was devoutly [[Christian]] and wrote ''The Life of Our Lord'' for children, but felt he had to keep his [[faith]] and book private by prohibiting the publication of this work until the last of his children ultimately passed away,<ref>https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/faith-behind-the-famous-charles-dickens</ref>  Dickens' more famous works include:

*''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]''

*''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]''

His 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>

His 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>

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]]".

Dickens 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]]".

== Childhood ==

== Childhood ==