Feb. 7: Charles Dickens, English writer and social critic

BORN FEBRUARY 7:

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) English writer and social critic whose A Christmas Carol teaches more about "true religion" than many a sacred text. Some of the world's best-known fictional characters people his fifteen novels, five novellas, and hundreds of short stories. His better-known novels include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations.

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