English literature would be like ice cream cake without sugar, the most important, if not the most important, ingredient. Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on February 7, 1812; he was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era, and he remains popular, responsible for some of English literature's most iconic characters.

Dickens’ novels were mostly social, with their recurrent concern for social reform. His novels first appeared in magazines in serialized form, a popular format at the time. Unlike other authors who completed entire novels before serialization, Dickens often created the episodes as they were being serialized.

All about Charles Dickens
Table of Content
Biographical Details
Early Works
Dickens in America
Philanthropy
Mid Career
Twilight Years
Second Visit to America
Farewell Readings
Death
Literary Style
Characterization
Autobiographical Touch
Writing in Episodes
Social Commentary and Literary Techniques
Legacy
Anti Semitism and Racism
Charles Dickens Quotes