... this time. In 1842 he toured America and took it by storm. His six-month trip bore literary fruit: the controversial and unflattering American Notes (1842) and the slyly devastating American episode in Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-44). He published A Christmas Carol in December 1843, the first of five ... book tells of a boy named Pip (in all his snobbishness) and how he lives based on his values of social standing and possessions. Charles Dickens was one of the major influences in English Literature today. He wrote many novels and stories that continue to impress us still today. Since Dicken...

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