Charles Dickens

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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 recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today.

Born, Feb 7, 1812

Died, June 9, 1870

In his final years, Charles Dickens embarked on a farewell reading tour across England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1868–69. Despite declining health, he completed 87 public readings. The demanding schedule took a toll on him. He suffered a stroke in April 1869 and another on June 8, 1870, at his home, Gads Hill Place, after a full day of work on his unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness and died the following day, June 9, 1870, at age 58.

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Dec 2, 1867 -The Temple was the site of Charles Dickens' first reading during his 1867–68 tour of the United States. Dickens read from "A Christmas Carol" and "The Pickwick Papers" during his two-hour reading.

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