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Charles Dickens Questions and Answers (Q&A)

A. Daniels, Professor
Answered: Mar 26, 2019
This is a question that has several answers. Charles Dickens is credited with writing 15 novels during the course of his lifetime. However, this has been debated as there are several smaller...Read More

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W. Wright, Biology student
Answered: Mar 05, 2019
Charles Dickens was a social writer, who shared his stories through historical fiction, and literature. There is more than one genre that his works can fit into. When it comes to the categories...Read More

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A. Daniels, Professor
Answered: Mar 26, 2019
Charles Dickens has many beloved works. However, his most famous work to date with over 200 million copies sold, is A Tale Of Two Cities. The number of copies sold is an estimated figure, as...Read More

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H. Jones, Web Content Writer
Answered: Mar 26, 2019
During his lifetime, Charles Dickens had a couple of brushes with death. But it was on 8 June 1870 that he suffered a fatal stroke. He was found upon the floor in his home at Gads Hill Place...Read More

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A. Daniels, Professor
Answered: Mar 26, 2019
Great Expectations is one of the most popular books by Charles Dickens. It is the Cinderella story in reverse. Instead of a young lady, the story features a young boy who has been orphaned but...Read More

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W. Wright, Biology student
Answered: Mar 05, 2019
Trying to narrow down the works of such a wordsmith can be rather difficult. However, there are always a few that shine just a little brighter than others. Charles Dickens, while a much beloved...Read More

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A. Daniels, Professor
Answered: Mar 26, 2019
Charles Dickens was forced to leave school twice in his young life. It was the second time that began a career that many have seen as incredible. He started working as an office boy, running...Read More

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A. Daniels, Professor
Answered: Mar 26, 2019
Charles Dickens has left behind some well loved quotes. While it would take pages to put all his quotes into one place, here are a few.
“We forge the chains we wear in life.” A...Read More

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Christian Jackson, Content Developer
Answered: Mar 26, 2019
Many of the works of Dickens can be a bit laborious to go through, simply because of their size. That alone tends to put a lot of people off of reading them. Many are wanting faster books, or...Read More

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H. Jones, Web Content Writer
Answered: Mar 26, 2019
The first novel that Charles Dickens published was in 1836. It was “The Pickwick Papers.” This novel is also known by the title “The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick...Read More

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H. Jones, Web Content Writer
Answered: Mar 26, 2019
Yes, Charles Dickens is a well remembered, and one of the most beloved authors. His books have managed to continue to capture imaginations, even now. While he managed to gain quite a bit of fame...Read More

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A. Daniels, Professor
Answered: Mar 26, 2019
This can be argued in two ways. It can be said that he was a socialist, as many of his works tend to address some of the social issues of the time and fall into what we would refer to...Read More

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W. Wright, Biology student
Answered: Mar 05, 2019
Charles John Huffman Dickens was one of the greatest writers of the 19th century. He was a British writer, covering journalism and social commentaries, and even some illustrations. However, he...Read More

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W. Wright, Biology student
Answered: Mar 05, 2019
There are several factors that play into how Charles Dickens became so well known for his works. Many authors are doomed to anonymity until after their deaths, however, this was not the case for...Read More

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H. Jones, Web Content Writer
Answered: Mar 26, 2019
Charles Dickens did not have the easiest of upbringings. His father worked for the Navy Pay Office as a clerk, and after a rather rushed moved, his father was put into debtors prison for having...Read More

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