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Charles Dickens

(1812—1870) novelist

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Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles (1812–1870)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Literature
Length:
564 words

(1812–1870), British novelist, generally considered the greatest novelist of the Victorian age.

Dickens's childhood was spent on the

Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles (1812–70)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Literature
Length:
483 words

(1812–70)

had several connections with Australia and Australian literature. He established his reputation with The Posthumous Papers of

Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles (1812–70)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Literature
Length:
319 words

Dickens was a passionate supporter of fairy tales. In ‘A Christmas Tree’ (Household Words, Christmas Number, 1850)

Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles (1812–70)   Reference library

An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
History, modern history (1700 to 1945), Literature
Length:
494 words

(1812–70),

novelist and writer, arguably the greatest novelist of the Victorian age. His early writings drew on

Dickens, Charles John Huffam

Dickens, Charles John Huffam (1812–70)   Quick reference

World Encyclopedia

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Encyclopedias
Length:
146 words

He began his writing career as a parliamentary reporter for the Morning Chronicle. His first success were satirical pieces

Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles   Reference library

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Literature, Children's literature studies
Length:
1,047 words
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(1812–1870), Victorian author whose most famous novels were written for adults but are familiar to readers of all

Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles   Reference library

The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature

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Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Literature
Length:
7,670 words
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Understanding the place of Charles Dickens (1812–1870) in cultural history depends, above all, on comprehending his spectacular popularity.

Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles   Reference library

Frances Dann

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Performing arts, Theatre
Length:
238 words

(1812–70)

English writer and performer. In 1832 Dickens, having taken lessons from Robert Keeley, made an appointment to ...

Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles (1812–70)   Reference library

The Biographical Dictionary of British Economists

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Social sciences, Economics
Length:
679 words

Dickens was born 7 February 1812 at Landport, Portsea, Hampshire and died 9 June 1870 in London. He is buried

Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles   Reference library

Roger Robinson

The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Literature
Length:
336 words
(1812–70), wrote to his friend John Forster on a winter day, 8 January 1847: ‘very mouldy and dull. Hardly able to write… Disposed to go to New Zealand and start a magazine.’ He ... More
Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles   Reference library

Paul Schlicke and John Drew

The Oxford Reader's Companion to Dickens

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2011
Subject:
Literature, Literary studies (19th century)
Length:
5,493 words

See amateur theatricals of Dickens; ‘Boz’; brothers and sisters of Dickens; children of Dickens; composition, Dickens's methods; Dickens: private life...

Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles   Reference library

The Companion to Theatre and Performance

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Performing arts, Theatre
Length:
173 words
(1812–70) English writer and performer. In 1832 Dickens planned to audition before Charles *Kemble. But Dickens caught a cold, the audition was cancelled, and he made his career ... More
Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to American Literature (6 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Literature
Length:
61 words

(1812–70),

English novelist, whose first tour of the U.S. (Jan.–May 1842) is described in his American Notes for General Circulation...

Dickens, Charles

Dickens, Charles (1812–70)   Reference library

Beverly Taylor

The Oxford Companion to the Brontes

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2011
Subject:
Literature, Literary studies (19th century)
Length:
175 words
His realistic, sympathetic depictions of outcasts and social evils charted a new direction in Victorian fiction and may have influenced Charlotte's transition from her juvenile writing: on ... More
Dickens, Charles John Huffam

Dickens, Charles John Huffam   Reference library

The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2003
Subject:
Performing arts, Theatre
Length:
502 words
(1812–70), the great English novelist, was all his life intimately connected with the stage and had an immense influence on it through the numerous dramatizations of his books. ... More
Dickens Charles

Dickens Charles   Reference library

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
Music
Length:
108 words
Charles Dickens was the adopted name of fashion photographer David Anthony who enjoyed a brief career as a UK pop singer. He scored a minor hit in July 1965 with ‘That’s The Way Love Goes’ ... More
poetry by Dickens

poetry by Dickens   Reference library

Michael Slater

The Oxford Reader's Companion to Dickens

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2011
Subject:
Literature, Literary studies (19th century)
Length:
272 words

As a young man Dickens wrote doggerel verses for the amusement of the Beadnell circle, such as ‘The Bill of Fare’ (...

reputation of Dickens

reputation of Dickens   Reference library

Adam Roberts

The Oxford Reader's Companion to Dickens

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2011
Subject:
Literature, Literary studies (19th century)
Length:
3,074 words

Dickens's first success came with Sketches by Boz, and this established his earliest reputation as a writer of sketches, contemporary ...

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