Heralded as one of the best—if not the best—novelists of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens longed for fame from an early age ...

A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens' twelfth novel, was serialized in All the Year Round from April 30 to November 26, 1859. The iconic first words -- "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" - ...

After receiving an inheritance, John Dickens was released and Charles was sent to the private ... Bleak House and Hard Times. He also kept Catherine busy with their 10 children.