Dickens
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- proper noun
- /ˈdɪkənz/
- I can't tell you much more than that, but the gap between rich and poor in Britain today is wider than it was when Charles Dickens was writing Oliver Twist.
- Charles Dickens
- Dickens's novels
- Dickens wrote
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Watch on YouTubeFor me, it was Dickens, it was Hardy, it was Melville, it was Hawthorne.
- For me, it was Dickens, it was Hardy, it was Melville, it was Hawthorne.
- But Demon Copperfield Copperhead is a is a kind of a modern take on on David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.
- Dostoevsky, Dickens, Melville, and Twain are splendid examples of this.
- I was thinking about how Charles Dickens, his books were serialized.
- So if I'm Charles Dickens, I'll really love it.
- What men did the same thing, or Charles Dickens did the same thing.
- The poverty is, you know, Marx is living at the time described in Dickens's novels.
Examples
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Don't miss Charles Dickens' immortal classic, Scrooge.
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Although he often explored bleak material, Dickens's piercing wit never failed to find light in the darkest corners.
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Do they read Dickens in Chicago?
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Charles Dickens, ladies and gentlemen.
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Here you see the house of Charles Dickens.
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I was thinking about how Charles Dickens, his books were serialized.
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Charles Dickens created memorable characters that still resonate with readers today.
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Many schools include works by Dickens in their literature curriculum to discuss social issues.
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His novel, Dickens' Great Expectations, explores the journey of self-discovery and class disparity.
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Etymology
Dickens is an English family name that comes from the pet name Dick (short for Richard) plus a family ending -ens that meant 'son of'. So Dickens originally meant 'son of Dick', which is why it is a last name and the name of the famous writer Charles Dickens.