Charles Dickens, David Copperfield (1849-1850), Chapter XXVIII; Pickwick Papers (1836), Chapter II; Walter Scott, Peveril of the Peak, Last Chapter; V. S. Lean, Collectanæ, Volume III, p. 411.
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Accidents will occur in the best regulated families.
— Charles Dickens on Accident
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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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