Hard Times

About the author

Kate Flint

Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812. He is the author of such Classics as Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop, A Christmas Carol and David Copperfield. In later works, such as Bleak House and Little Dorrit, Dickens's social criticism became more radical and his comedy more savage. His last novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, was never completed and he died on 9 June 1870 . Kate Flint is Professor of English at Rutgers University. Her published work includes The Victorians and The Visual Imagination.

Charles Dickens