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"Dickens is not only a master storyteller but also a reformer and humanitarian. His novels attack inequities of the social and economic system of Victorian England."

 "Dickens treats a variety of social issues in Great Expectations—prejudice, materialism, social status, and class—in a sensible manner."

"Many critics consider Dickens the greatest novelist of the English-speaking world. Historically he is probably the most popular. Dickens is one of those rare writers—like Shakespeare — who has always appealed to a wide variety of readers. When each installment of a new Dickens novel appeared, people of all social and economic classes rushed out to discover what had happened to their favorite characters. Scholars estimate that for every copy sold, ten people read or heard the story. Often while the rich laughed over a Dickens novel upstairs, the servants were downstairs in the kitchen hearing the same story read with equal enjoyment. In America herds of people would wait on the docks for the boats carrying a new installment of Dickens's latest book."

" Some have criticized Dickens's works for emphasizing grave social injustices but not offering any solutions. But such criticism misses Dickens's point: believing history has proved economic systems to be incapable of relieving poverty, Dickens stresses the importance of individual responsibility and compassion for the plight of the poor and disfranchised."

"Charles Dickens is a great author I really love his novels especially A Tale of Two cities” I’ve read it three times. And I am still aching to read it once more. I love the way action leaps from pages and the characters express emotion and humor through out the story. He is my favorite author and I wish he was alive to write more books for us."

"His books are good but sometimes as in “Great Expectations” I start feeling quite exasperated. He has indeed portrayed our society truthfully; I always like the books which are close to reality. His books give us great lessons and morals. We can get the real picture of the whole world by just sitting on a couch. This experience is really delightful."

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