Charles Dickens Quotes


There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.


Citations

Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850, p. 555.

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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.