Charles
Dickens, (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870), was
one of the most popular English novelists of the Victorian
era as well as a vigorous social campaigner.
Critics have championed Dickens's mastery of prose, his
endless invention of unique, clever personalities, and
his powerful social sensibilities, but fellow writers such
as Henry James, and Virginia Woolf faulted his work for
sentimentality, implausible occurrences, and grotesque
characterizations.
The popularity of Dickens's novels and short stories has
meant that they have never gone out of print. His most
famous stories are A Christmas Carol, The Adventures
of Oliver Twist, The Life and Adventires of Nicholas Nickleb,
David Copperfield and many others.
Charles Dickens suffered from asthma his entire life.
During his "Life Without Limits" he found that Opium was
the one thing that could offer him some relief from his
asthma, which was prescribed medicinally at the time to
relieve asthma symptoms!
His grave is in London in the Poets' Corner of Westminster
Abbey. The inscription on his tomb reads: "He was
a sympathiser to the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed;
and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is
lost to the world."
A testimony to another "Life Without Limits". |
