Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic.
His 1843 novell.
Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age.
His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius.
He created some of the world\'s best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic