Authors
Charles Dickens
1812 – 1870
Charles Dickens was one of the most popular English novelists of all time, writing classics like Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, and Great Expectations. He grew up poor and, after his father was imprisoned for debt, was sent to work in a shoe-polish factory at age 12 — experiences that shaped his lifelong concern for poor and struggling people in his stories. His novels were often published in serialized chapters, with readers eagerly waiting for what happened next, and A Christmas Carol is often credited with reshaping how the English-speaking world celebrates Christmas.
Quotes
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for any one else.”
“Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.”
“Never be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel.”
“Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own.”
“We need never be ashamed of our tears.”
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”
“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.”
“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good-humour.”
“Best and happiest of all, the Time before him was his own, to make amends in!”