Charles John Huffam Dickens (/ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today. More about Charles Dickens
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Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school at the age of 12 to work in a boot-blacking factory when his father John was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. After three years he returned to school, before he began his literary career as a journalist. Dickens edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed readings extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, for education, and for other social reforms.In total, we tracked 168 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Charles Dickens (CHARLES DICKENS. AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION FROM A CHRISTMAS CAROL SIGNED. FRAMED WI...) was sold in April 2017 for $20000.00 while the cheapest item (A Tale Of Two Cities By Charles Dickens, Signature Editions, 2012) found a new owner for $2.00 in January 2021. The month with the most items sold (6) was June 2023 with an average selling price of $25.49 for an autographed item of Charles Dickens. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2016 with $3825.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.99 was May 2021. In average, an autographed item from Charles Dickens is worth $312.50.
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1934 THE LIFE OF OUR LORD CHARLES DICKENS VINCENT STARRETT LIBRARY SIGNED SA907 | $60.49 | ||
2022 Doctor Who Series 11 & 12 SIMON CALLOW as CHARLES DICKENS - AUTOGRAPH Auto | $6.33 | ||
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens 1983 - Illustrated Greg Hildebrandt (Signed) | $15.00 | ||
CHARLES DICKENS (1812-1870) autograph cut | Oliver Twist writer signed PSA/DNA | $1299.99 | ||
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol Signed By Illus Greg Hildebrandt Excellent | $4.00 | ||
Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1995, Hardcover) Signed By Illustrator! Rare | $34.99 | ||
Doctor Who Series 1-4: Simon Callow as Charles Dickens Full Bleed Autograph Dr. | $17.00 | ||
LIKE NEW - Christmas with Dickens by Cedric Charles Dickens - SIGNED Hardcover | $19.95 | ||
Simon Callow As Charles Dickens Rittenhouse Doctor Who Full Bleed Autograph Card | $3.09 | ||
The Man Who Invented Christmas: Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol SIGNED HC | $13.99 |
7 things you (probably) didn’t know about Charles Dickens and his family home (02/07/19): Charles Dickens (1812–70) was a famed writer of Victorian literature, whose most famous works include Oliver Twist and Great Expectations. Often considered to be one of the greatest writers of the 19th century, his writing is famous for its social commentary and observation of Victorian society. Lou