Victorian novelist born in Portsmouth in 1812…

Victorian novelist born in Portsmouth in 1812, who worked in a blacking factory as a boy while his father was imprisoned for debt. Many of his books first appeared in instalments. He created Oliver Twist, Ebenezer Scrooge, David Copperfield, Pip and Miss Havisham, exposing poverty, workhouses and child labour in London. A Christmas Carol, published in 1843, remains a festive favourite. He died in 1870 and lies in Westminster Abbey.

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