Born in 1812, Charles Dickens started his life which led to being perhaps the most famous author who ever lived.  His childhood wasn't an enjoyable one, living with a poor family and not having any education.  He reacted to this by starting a job at age 12 and worked hard.  Of course, one job led to another as Charles ended up as a newspaper reporter for the Morning Chronicle in 1835.  Dickens started writing stories after that.  He wrote many books like, "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club," and his most famous books,"Oliver Twist","The Christmas Carol","Tale of Two Cities," and,"Great Expectations." In 1870 while working on,"The Mystery of Edwin Drood," sadfully the great author died.  No words can explain Charles Dickens greatness, but "The Best That Ever Lived" should summarize it pretty well