Charles
Dickens was the greatest novelist of his time, who enriched literary
fiction
world. His novels are marked by exquisite plots with wonderful
characters,
which fascinate readers. His novels portray beautifully the life of the
poor
and the unprivileged sections of society.
Charles
Dickens was born in England in 1812. He belonged to a poor family and
his
childhood was full of financial difficulties. He had to leave school to
work in
a small shoe polish factory. He grew up and worked for a brief period
of time
in a law office, reading and learning shorthand in his spare time.
He
later becomes a parliamentary
reporter, enjoying his work fully. It was here that he learnt writing
factual as
well as imaginary incidents.
A
turning point came in his life when
he wrote a series of articles in a magazine under the title Pickwick
papers.
This earned him name and fame. There was no looking back. His novels
portray
the life of different classes of society but particularly the life of
the poor
and the underprivileged. His novels are equally popular in all sections
of
society.
He
worked in many places but all his
jobs were related to writing. Once he worked as a reporter for the
Morning
Chronicle in which he covered elections. With the success of Pickwick
Papers,
Dickens settled down to the life of a writer and each new book added to
his
reputation.
Dickens
was the foremost English novelist of his time. Some of the best known
fictional
works of Dickens are Pickwick Papers, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist
and A
Tale of Two Cities. Some of his novels carry autobiographical touch. In
Oliver
Twist, Oliver's character was his own image. His novels reached all
kinds and
classes of people.