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Conclusion

Charles Dickens is one of Britain's most famous authors. His writing includes books such as Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol - books that are still very widely read today.He wrote about things that many people before him had avoided writing about, like the lives of poorer people.He died in 1870, making 2020 the 150th anniversary of his death, so we thought we'd take a look at who Charles Dickens was, and why his books were so influential.Dickens is still regarded as one of Britain's greatest ever authors - he even had his image used on the ten pound note. However, he is also remembered as a great pioneer who pushed for real changes in society. When English novelist Charles Dickens died on June 9, 1870— 150 years ago today—he was mourned as a national hero and buried in the Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey. During a career that spanned nearly 40 years, Dickens created some of the most indelible characters in fiction—Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and Jacob Marley (A Christmas Carol), Pip and Miss Havisham (Great Expectations), David Copperfield, Uriah Heep, and Mr. Micawber (David Copperfield), and Oliver Twist and the Artful Dodger (Oliver Twist).Renowned for his ability to mix comedy and pathos and to move readers, Dickens was also a pioneering social reformer who fought throughout his life to improve the living and working conditions for the poor.

At the time of his death, he was a literary superstar, celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic. His two speaking tours of America, in 1842 and in 1867 and 1868, drew standing-room-only crowds from Boston to New York, Richmond to St. Louis.
His books have never gone out of print and have been translated into 150 languages. Today, there are more than 400 film and television adaptations of his novels, with more on the way, including a new take on David Copperfield, with Dev Patel as the eponymous lead character.

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