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Charles Dickens

1812 – 1870 · aged 58 · Novelist

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

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Charles Dickens wrote Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield and Great Expectations, and used his fame to campaign against the poverty he had known as a child. He died at his home in Kent at 58.

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

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Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
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Reproduced from a c.1870s photographer frontispiece to Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol
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"Portrait of Charles John Huffman Dickens (1812-1870), wearing dark jacket and cravat, white waistcoat, his dark hair worn collar-length in long curls, 1843"
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A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: Charles Dickens – English novelist and social critic (1812–1870
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6 Jun 2026

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Not many people can say they made millions of strangers feel less alone. Charles could.

21 Apr 2026

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Gone too soon, even at any age. There was so much more to come.

Russell Clark17 May 2026

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Couldn't agree more.

Fabio Ricci12 Jul 2026

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19 Apr 2026

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What they gave us

Thank you for every sentence, Charles.

Madison Perry20 Apr 2026

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Thank you for sharing this.

Chantel Mays7 Jun 2026

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I feel exactly the same way.

22 Feb 2026

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Charles put words to things I'd never been able to say.

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Never forgotten

I keep coming back to this page. It helps to know so many others feel the same.

27 Nov 2025

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I never met Charles, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

Ivan Shevchenko31 Dec 2025

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Well put.

Rosemary Baker1 Mar 2026

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Yes. This.

18 Oct 2025

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Thank you for a lifetime of it, Charles. Rest in peace.

Michael Preston16 Dec 2025

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Couldn't agree more.

Sofia Espinoza19 May 2026

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Yes. This.

24 Aug 2025

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Rest in peace

Lighting a candle from the States. Charles meant a great deal to a lot of us here.

20 Jun 2025

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Rest in peace

I met Charles once, very briefly, and they were kind to a nervous stranger. That's what I'll remember.

27 May 2025

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A life fully lived. Thank you, Charles.

25 May 2025

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Some people leave a mark on the world that doesn't fade. Charles was one of them.

Tammy Pierce27 Nov 2025

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This made me cry. Thank you.

25 May 2025

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Thank you

To the family: you shared Charles with all of us for so long. Thank you. We're holding you in our thoughts.

Emily Thomas11 Jan 2026

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I feel exactly the same way.

7 May 2025

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One of a kind

My dad introduced me to Charles's work when I was a kid. We talked about it for hours. Today I'm thinking of both of them.

2 Apr 2025

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There are people you assume will always be there. Losing Charles feels like losing a piece of the furniture of the world.

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Never forgotten

The world is a little quieter today.

Dale Hicks9 Apr 2025

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Beautifully said.

Robert Howard17 Oct 2025

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Couldn't agree more.

Candles

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133 people are remembering Charles here. Light a candle when words are hard. It stays here.

Angela Ferraro🇮🇹8d ago
Carolyn Campbell🇬🇧9d ago
Ursula Keller🇺🇸14d ago
You made the world better.
Tammy Pierce🇺🇸20d ago
Maeve Thomas🇺🇸21d ago
Thinking of the family today.
Scott Peterson🇺🇸3 Aug 2026
You were one of a kind.
Rolf Frank🇺🇸2 Aug 2026
Rest easy.
Pierre Simon🇨🇦31 Jul 2026
Declan Holland🇮🇪10 Jul 2026
Jorge Chavez🇺🇸7 Jul 2026
Rosemary Powell🇺🇸5 Jul 2026
George Gordon🇺🇸6 Jun 2026
Still miss you.
Stavros Dimitriou🇬🇧6 Jun 2026
Thinking of the family today.
Dawn Powell🇺🇸31 May 2026
Anonymous🇺🇸17 May 2026
Lucia Ochoa🇺🇸17 May 2026
Bruce Olson🇺🇸14 May 2026
Madison Burns🇺🇸27 Apr 2026
Lighting this with love.
Anonymous🇨🇦26 Apr 2026
Sleep well.
Fernanda Souza🇺🇸22 Apr 2026
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Timeline

  1. 7 February 1812
    Born in Portsmouth, England
  2. 9 June 1870
    Died in Higham, Kent, England
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