Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA (/ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 â€" 9
June 1870) 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 still widely read today.Born in
Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father
was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal
education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels,
five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles,
lectured and performed readings extensively, was an indefatigable
letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights,
education, and other social reforms. Charles Dickens Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter