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Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens Once Wrote A Ghost Story for Christmas
Dickens Advocated for Humane Treatment of Animals
Dickens Characters Often Reflected His Friends and Colleagues
Dickens Characters Were Based On Real People
Dickens Early Work in A Blacking Factory Haunted His Writing
Dickens Experimented With Illustrations in His Novels
Dickens Experimented With Serial Cliffhangers
Dickens Favorite Dessert Was Plum Pudding
Dickens Had A Complicated Relationship With His Father
Dickens Had A Pen Name He Used for Satire
Dickens Had A Secret Identity As A Journalist
Dickens Homes Became Literary Pilgrimage Sites
Dickens Influence Extended to Political Debate
Dickens Influenced Early Social Psychology
Dickens Inspired An Early Form of Fan Mail
Dickens Inspired Victorian Fashion
Dickens Inspired Victorian Philanthropy
Dickens Kept Detailed Notes On Every Character
Dickens Legacy Continues in Modern Festivals
Dickens Loved Animals Often Featuring Them in His Stories
Dickens Loved Boats and the River Thames
Dickens Modeled Characters After Criminals He Observed
Dickens Novels Boosted Social Reform
Dickens Novels Popularized Christmas Traditions
Dickens Once Conducted A Phantom Parade for Charity
Dickens Once Surprised Fans With Midnight Readings
Dickens Once Wrote A Novel in Installments That Changed Publishing
Dickens Performed His Own Dramatic Readings of His Novels
Dickens Personal Library Was A Maze
Dickens Used Humor to Tackle Serious Social Issues
Dickens Was Fascinated By Law and Justice
Dickens Was Obsessed With Names
Dickens Was Obsessed With Walking
Dickens Work Influenced Victorian Humor Publications
Dickens Wrote About Children With An Uncanny Realism
He Had A Fear of Being Buried Alive
He Had A Secret Fear of Poverty
He Invented the Modern Book Tour
He Was Engaged in A High Stakes Duel of Words With Critics

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