Dickens

Charles, was bom in 1817, and began life as a newspaper shorthand writer. Sketches by Boz appeared in 1835, Pickwick Papers in 1837, followed by Oliver Twist, Nicholas uVickleby, etc. He died in 1870, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, leaving behind him some characters whose names have become typical in Weller, Mr. Pecksniff, Sarah Qamp, Uriah Ueep, etc. His most popular work was the Christmas Tates, the most famous the Pickwick, and his best The Tide of Two Cities. He was a great artist, but strained far too much after ‘effect.’