Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic whose novels—including Oliver Twist (1837), A Christmas Carol (1843), David Copperfield (1850), Great Expectations (1861), and A Tale of Two Cities (1859)—are considered classics of English literature and have never gone out of print. His biting social commentary, vivid characterizations, and humor made him the most popular British novelist of the Victorian era and one of the most celebrated of all time. His works helped shape social reform in Victorian England.