There’s so much history surrounding the Portsmouth-born author, we think you will enjoy looking through this beautiful collection. We celebrate on February 7 – which would have been his birthday - his life and works with images from the Getty archive.
13. History of Charles Dickens
A view of Field Lane, Clerkenwell, London, circa 1840. The street was known as a centre for 'fences', or receivers of stolen property, and the area was the setting for Charles Dickens's 'Oliver Twist'. Shop signs in the engraving allude to the dickensian connection with the names 'Scrooge Broker' and 'Fagan' (over a shop selling handerchieves). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive
14. History of Charles Dickens
World famous author Charles Dickens Photo: The News archive
15. History of Charles Dickens
The Bull Hotel, Rochester, Kent, described by Charles Dickens in his novel 'The Pickwick Papers', 25th May 1950. (Photo by Warburton/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Warburton
16. History of Charles Dickens
circa 1844: Bob Cratchit carrying Tiny Tim on his shoulders. A scene from 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens. Illustration by Fred Barnard (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive