Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, Ch. 5 - Something Wrong Somewhere (1855-1857).
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A truly refined mind will seem to be ignorant of the existence of anything that is not perfectly proper, placid, and pleasant.
— Charles Dickens on Ignorance
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About Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens, FRSA (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Charles Dickens was trying to ban workhouses his whole career.
About Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens, FRSA (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Charles Dickens was trying to ban workhouses his whole career.
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