Cliffhanger endings in his serial publications kept readers in suspense. His novels, most of them published in monthly or weekly installments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication.

Within a few years Dickens had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire and keen observation of character and society. Dickens edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed readings extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, for education, and for other social reforms.ĭickens's literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers, a publishing phenomenon-thanks largely to the introduction of the character Sam Weller in the fourth episode-that sparked Pickwick merchandise and spin-offs.

After three years he returned to school, before he began his literary career as a journalist. īorn in Portsmouth, Dickens left school at the age of 12 to work in a boot-blacking factory when his father John was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. His novels and short stories are widely read today. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius.

Charles John Huffam Dickens ( / ˈ d ɪ k ɪ n z/ 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.

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