Charles John Huffam Dickens:
(Landport near Portsmouth, 7 February 1812 – Higham (Kent), 9 June 1870).
One of the most important English writers during the Victorian era and the first literary chronicler of the metropolis in the midst of the Industrial Revolution. Until after World War I, he remained England’s most popular writer. He achieved fame with The Pickwick Papers (The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club), which appeared monthly from 1836. Then Oliver Twist appeared in Bentley’s Miscellany, which he edited, in 1837-1838, Nicholas Nickleby in 1838-1839, The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge, both in 1841. His most famous novels are David Copperfield (1849-1850, partly autobiographical), Great Expectations (1860-1861), Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby and A Christmas Carol (1843). A tale of two cities ranks number seven among the world’s best-selling books with 200 million copies.Characteristic of his stories are their social ills, story structure, cartoonish characters and humour.
Of all the months of the year, there is not a month one half so welcome to the young, or so full of happy associations, as the last month of the year.
The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only beloved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can to-day. Procrastination is the thief of time. Collar him.
How much great minds have suffered for the truth in every age and time.
It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
