Charles Dickens T-Shirt

We're not sure why it took so long to get around to doing a Charles Dickens shirt. Perhaps it's because some of his stories are a bit sentimental. Still, we loved "A Tale of Two Cities", especially the ending.

Whatever his flaws, Dickens drew an amazing portrait of his times and the working classes of Victorian England. His empathy with the poor stemmed from his own difficult upbringing. After his father was sent to debtor's prison, he was forced to work long hours at a shoe polish factory to pay for his room and board with a family friend. While there he met a boy, Bob Fagin, whose name he later immortalized in Oliver Twist. These early experiences led him to call for social reform and his funding of the Urania Cottage, a home for 'fallen women'.

Dickens enjoyed great success with the publication of his first novel, The Pickwick Papers. He remains among the best known English novelists and has never gone out of print. Bravo, we say.

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