CHARLES DICKENS

BIOGRAPHY:Charles John Huffam Dickens  7 February 1812 – 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 enjoy lasting popularity.







STYLE:Dickens loved words, and liked to produce a pretty piece of writing in different styles. He included lots of powerful adjectives, and is famous for his use of metaphors and similes. His descriptions often present people, their surroundings, and even the weather, in ways which reinforce each other, so that a certain 'feel' is built up through the passage.




OTHER NOVELS:appart of christmas carol his most famous novels were:The pickwick papers(1837),OliverTwist(1839),Nicholas Nickleby(1839)The Old Curiosity Shop(1841),and more.He wrote about 18 important novels.




SOCIETY;THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY:Defined according to sensibilities and political concerns, the period is sometimes considered to begin with the passage of the Reform act1832. The period is characterised as one of relative peace among the great powers (as established by the Congress of Viena), increased economic activity, "refined sensibilities" and national self-confidence for Great Britain