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feb 07 Learn More Charles Dickens Born


Charles Dickens was born on this day in 1812. Dickens was the first famous author to take his prose on tour, and his public performances—especially of A Christmas Carol —were wildly popular. Fans would camp out overnight to secure tickets, and his second, and final, tour of America netted him £19,000 (about £1.4 million today). Author…rock star…same thing.

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