Cmoneyspinner
“Charles John Huffam Dickens 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.” (Wikipedia)
Since readers seemed to appreciate my post about William Shakespeare, I decided to share a short post about another famous British writer, Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870). Unlike Shakespeare, hardly anybody challenges or questions whether Dickens is the true author of any of his works. He is known by almost everyone as the man who wrote “A Christmas Carol“. This novel is a literary masterpiece that has been adapted to film numerous times and has become part of the holiday tradition. Every Christmas people want to see those ghosts! The popularity of this original work has overshadowed the fact that it wasn’t the ONLY ghost story Charles Dickens ever wrote. Dickens had a fascination with supernatural phenomena and the existence of spirits or ghosts. Because of his avid interest, he wrote several ghost stories. Enough to have them compiled into one volume for your reading pleasure. That’s if you like a good ghost story!
Wordsworth Classics: “Complete Ghost Stories” by Charles Dickens
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— My Shopping Channel (@goshoppingbees) December 20, 2017
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The Complete Works of #CharlesDickens : #Novels, #ShortStories, Plays, #Poetry, #Essays, #Articles, #Speeches, Travel Sketches & Letters (Illustrated) … (https://t.co/ifNWl6DfqE) #KindleEdition#reading just 99 cents. #readinglist #goodreads #BOOKS etc. pic.twitter.com/j1RlRxe3Eh
— My Shopping Channel (@goshoppingbees) May 1, 2019
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Though he lacked formal education, #CharlesDickens wrote novels, novellas, short stories, and more. He also promoted other writers in his journals, fought for children’s rights, education, and concerned himself with social issues. https://t.co/chcLoXEICZ pic.twitter.com/SrNvBsOHIh
— Joie de Vivre Magazine (aka My Fox Nooze) (@FoxMarks_ATX) May 1, 2019
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Excluding “A Christmas Carol”, have you ever read any of the other ghost stories by Charles Dickens?
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Is Charles Dickens one of your favorite British authors?
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Thanks for useful information. I didn’t knew much about Charles Dickens.
I did not know that Charles Dickens like ghost stories like I write to create fictional characters based on my time living in the former Canal Zone in Panama from 1961-1978.
He was only 58 when he died. I read several. David Copperfield was one.