... , he died of a stroke half way through writing The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Dickens wrote a total of 20 novels, and many other nonfiction books, his first being Sketches by Boz. His second (The Pickcick Papers) brought him great fame. Oliver Twist was another monthly writing (1837-1839). He ... also engaged in many other activities. He edited the weekly periodicals Household Words and All the Year Round, made books for traveling, American Notes and Pictures from Italy, generous organizations, and pressed for many social reforms. When his health was getting bad in his elderly years he didn...

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