"Because of Pickwick Papers (1837), Little Dorrit (1857), Bleak House (1853), and A Tale of Two Cities (1859), he enjoyed celebrity status, lecturing to sold-out crowds throughout Great Britain, Europe, and New York City. Characters beloved (Oliver, Tim, and Peggotty) and characters despised (Uriah Heep, Bill Sikes, and Madame Defarge) were brought to life through Dickens' vivid physical descriptions and by illustrator H. K. Browne, better known by the name Phiz."
"Most of Dickens' novels were published in serial form in moderately priced magazines, which enabled a mass audience to appreciate and even influence the often satirical and relevant content. Readers, having been left on a cliffhanger the previous week, would line up to get the latest Dickens installment. He was so popular, in fact, that even though he wished to be buried in his childhood home of Kent, public sentiment led to his burial in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey, alongside Chaucer, Spenser,"
A Christmas Carol is a familiar holiday read, but Charles Dickens produced many other notable works. By the time his 1943 holiday standalone novella was published, Dickens had already published six novels and over two dozen short stories. Major novels such as Pickwick Papers, Little Dorrit, Bleak House, and A Tale of Two Cities contributed to celebrity status and sold-out lecture crowds. Dickens created beloved and despised characters brought to life by vivid descriptions and H. K. Browne’s illustrations. Many novels appeared in serialized, affordable magazines that engaged mass audiences with cliffhangers. Public sentiment secured his burial in Poets' Corner. A favorite character named is Mr. Barkis.
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