Remembering something special about this month, I searched famous birthdays today. UPI reported many you would recognize.
Charles Dickens [one of our favorite writers] was born 7 February 1812, in Landport, Hampshire, England. “He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.” He is recognized as a literary genius.
“His 1843 novella A Christmas Carol remains especially popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted ... His 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities (set in London and Paris) is his best-known work of historical fiction.”
— Wikipedia
According to FamilySearch, Charles John Huffam Dickens and I are not closely related (within 15 generations on Family Tree). I had hoped to be. Nevertheless, it would be a privilege for my wife Kay (former English teacher) and me to meet Mr. Dickens on the other side. As a social critic, he would have some choice words about the current state of the world.
