Colourful characters. Memorable stories. Some of the most superb prose ever put down on paper. Regarded as the finest novelist of his era. And still read all around the world today. What writer could ask for a better legacy?

“God bless us, everyone.”

“Please sir, I want some more.”

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”

Mr. Dickens, wherever you are, we hope your birthday is nothing but the best of times.