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Charles Dickens: (born Feb. 7, 1812,--died June 9, 1870) British novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. The defining moment of Dickenss life occurred when he was 12 years old. With his father in debtors prison, he was withdrawn from school and forced to work in a factory. This deeply affected the sensitive boy. Though he returned to school at 13, his formal education ended at 15. As a young man, he worked as a reporter. Then he wrote novels. The author who himself was born in a poor family wrote this novel in his twenties with a view to reveal the ugly mask