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Charles Dickens, a British writer born on February 7, 1812, and died on June 9, 1870, is one of the greatest novelists of the 19th century. Known for his profound social criticism and vivid narrative style, Dickens' works extensively cover social reality, revealing various issues in the British society of the time.

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“There is no such passion in human nature, as the passion for gravy among commercial gentlemen.”

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Book:The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit: With a frontispiece, from a drawing by Frank Stone

Source: The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit: With a frontispiece, from a drawing by Frank Stone

“Think! I've got enough to do, and little enough to get for it, without thinking.”

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Book:Bleak House

Source: Bleak House

“In the majority of cases, conscience is an elastic and very flexible article”

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Book:The Old Curiosity Shop Charles Dickens

Source: The Old Curiosity Shop Charles Dickens

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Book:The Old Curiosity Shop: And Reprinted Pieces

Source: The Old Curiosity Shop: And Reprinted Pieces

“I was always treated as if I had insisted on being born, in opposition to the dictates of reason, religion, and morality, and against the dissuadinig arguments of my best friends.”

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“She dotes on poetry, sir. She adores it; I may say that her whole soul and mind are wound up, and entwined with it. She has produced some delightful pieces, herself, sir. You may have met with her 'Ode to an Expiring Frog,' sir.”

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Book:The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club

Source: The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club

“We spent as much money as we could and got as little for it as people could make up their minds to give us. We were always more or less miserable, and most of our acquaintance were in the same condition. There was a gay fiction among us that we were constantly enjoying ourselves, and a skeleton truth that we never did. To the best of my belief, our case was in the last aspect a rather common one.”

Source: Great Expectations Thrift Study Edition

“"Why, I don't exactly know about perjury, my dear sir," replied the little gentleman. "Harsh word, my dear sir, very harsh word indeed. It's a legal fiction, my dear sir, nothing more."”

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Book:The Pickwick Papers

Source: The Pickwick Papers

“Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.”

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Author:Charles Dickens

“He would make a lovely corpse.”

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About the Author

Born: February 7, 1812
Died: June 9, 1870
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 1378

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Great ExpectationsRelated source material

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