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Charles Dickens

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Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.

Thursday Apr 13, 2023

Charles Dickens: Two types of wisdom

There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.

Thursday Dec 22, 2022

Charles Dickens: Our tears

We need never be ashamed of our tears.

Monday Dec 5, 2022

Charles Dickens: Reflections

Reflect upon your present blessings -- of which every man has many -- not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Thursday Nov 24, 2022

Charles Dickens: Heart, temper and touch

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

Friday Nov 18, 2022

Charles Dickens: Procrastination

Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him.

Monday Oct 31, 2022

Charles Dickens: No one is useless

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.

Tuesday Oct 4, 2022

Charles Dickens: Irresistibly contagious

There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.

Monday Dec 26, 2016

Charles Dickens: Christmas

I will honor Christmas in my heart,
and try to keep it all the year.