Charles Dickens
1812 – 1870 English novelist
The most popular novelist of the Victorian age.
- Religion
- A broad, undogmatic Christian who admired the moral example of Jesus and disliked sectarian rigidity.
- Affiliations
- None.
Dickens wrote novels like Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and A Christmas Carol that combined vivid characters with sharp social criticism. He exposed poverty, child labor, and injustice to a mass readership. His works shaped both the English novel and the modern idea of Christmas.