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Charles dickens 1812 1870 charles john huffam dickens 7 february 1812 9 june 1870 was an english writer and social critic. A christmas carol, a vintage radio broadcast by orson welles and lionel. Hear a christmas carol read by dickens monica dickens, that is. As the effects of the war raging in europe begin to be felt at home in london, monica dickens decides to do her bit and to pursue a new career, and so enrols as a student nurse at a hospital in rural hertfordshire. Her mothers german origins and her catholicism gave her the detached eye of an outsider. He created some of the worlds most memorable fictional.
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