Classic novel. According to Wikipedia: 'Charles John Huffam Dickens, (1812 - 1870), pen-name 'Boz', was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters, and achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime. Later critics, beginning with George Gissing and G.K. Chesterton, championed his mastery of prose, his endless inv