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Charles Dickens was born in 1812 near Portsmouth where his father was a clerk in the navy pay office. The family moved to London in 1823, but their fortunes were severely impaired. Dickens was sent to work in a blacking-warehouse when his father was imprisoned for debt. Both experiences deeply affected the future novelist. In 1833 he began contributing stories to newspapers and magazines, and in 1836 started the serial publication of Pickwick Papers. Thereafter, Dickens published his major novels over the course of the next twenty years, from Nicholas Nickleby to Little Dorrit. He also edited the journals Household Words and All the Year Round. Dickens died in June 1870.
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Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities remains one of the bestselling books of all time. With its famous opening lines contrasting “the best of times” and “the worst of times,” A Tale of Two Cities offers a sweeping view of social injustice and human nature. This classic work of historical fiction has been adapted numerous times for film, television, radio, and the stage.

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