... accomplished during the course of his life. His works include over fifteen novels, each being over eight hundred pages in length. This is an unprecedented task for any author before Dickens. His novels include A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, Hard Times, and David Copperfield. He is a man of heart and passion when it comes to his writings. As ... Dickens himself said, " Constituted to do the work that is in me, I am a man full of passion and energy, and my own wild way that I must go is often "at ... for everyone. Things can be so bad at time ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... 1901. It is characterized by rapid growth and extreme change in politics, literature, science, social class, and economy. It was a time of great innovation and reform not only in social status but ideals as well. The Victorian Era started with optimism yet ended with uncertainty in Britain's ... during the Victorian Era. Writers during this time wrote about the impact of industrialism, political changes, social change, and imperialism. Authors such as Charles Dickens, author of Great Expectations, Charlotte Bronte, author of Jane Eyre, wrote about the ambitions for social advancement. Th...

• Word Count: 1447
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School