... by other English writers such as Shakespeare, Tobias Smollett, Oliver Goldsmith, and Henry Fielding. At this time, Dickens began submitting "penny-a-line" material (whereby writers were paid per line for their work) to the British Press. Such submissions largely took the form of factual information about fires, accidents, and police reports. Dickens took great pride in meeting deadlines and beating ... the "Sketches" at once become, that the first edition was exhausted in a few months. These sketches showed Dickens' rich humor. They also set Dickens's reputation as a "flaneur," the Frenc...

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