"Time was," he said, "when it was well to watch even your rising little star, and know in what quarter there were clouds, to shadow you if needful. But a planet has arisen, and you are lost in its light."
About Charles Dickens
English novelist and social critic whose works, including A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, and Great Expectations, highlighted social injustices of Victorian England. He remains one of the most widely read and adapted authors in the English language.
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