b. 7 February 1812. d. 8 June 1870. Nationality: English.
Novelist. Pseudonym: “Boz.” One of the most influential novelists of the Victorian
period. His books *Oliver Twist* and *A Christmas Carol* offer a critical view of
the industrial era. Wrote *The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club* in serial installments,
which were illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne. Biographical information: *ODNB*.
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