Charles Dickens Quotes


Gold, for the instant, lost its luster in his eyes, for there were countless treasures of the heart which it could never purchase


Citations

Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Chapman & Hall, 1839.

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Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
  • Born: February 7, 1812
  • Died: June 9, 1870
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Writer

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