In a spectacular series of job-jumps, Dickens went from law clerk to parliamentary shorthand reporter to writer of comic sketches – out of which came the wonderful “Sketches by Boz,” all by ...

The younger Dickens worked 10-hour shifts in a shoe polish factory. In his 20s, he published early works such as Sketches by Boz and The Pickwick Papers.

A sketch of Dickens at the time he lived at Doughty St. It is believed to be a sketch for the lost third portrait by Samuel Laurence. Courtesy the Charles Dickens Museum.

The Charles Dickens Museum acquired the 11 letters from a private seller in the United States in 2020. The purchase also included over 300 of the author’s personal items: portraits, sketches ...

Charles Dickens published perhaps his most famous story, "A Christmas Carol," on this day in history, Dec. 19, 1843. It's one of the most familiar holiday tales in the world.

One sketch shows Dickens as a boy making a low bow to a friend of his father’s. A fictionalised episode from the life of the young Charles Dickens.

This article originally appeared Dec. 9, 2012.) London’s Charles Dickens was charmed by Cincinnati during his only visit here in April 1842, even if his sketch of America was less flattering.

In our Guide to the classics series, experts explain key works of literature. In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations (1861), everything is connected.

If you celebrate Christmas, chances are you've adapted some traditions that were popularized in the mid-1800s by one author: Charles Dickens. Even if you don't celebrate Christmas, it's hard to ...

The younger Dickens worked 10-hour shifts in a shoe polish factory. In his 20s, he published early works such as Sketches by Boz and The Pickwick Papers.