Nearly two hundred years ago, thousands of people in the UK and the US came to the theaters to listen to a writer reading his own novels. Who was he? Well, his name was Charles Dickens. Now he (认为；考虑) to be one of the greatest writers around the world.
Charles Dickens was born in February 1812 in England. In 1826, he became a clerk in a law office. He nearly became a professional actor before his (二十) birthday. However, he found writing more interesting, so he began to write stories (代替).
In the 1850s, Charles Dickens made a (决定) to tour Britain and America. He read and acted out passages from his novels. These reading tours were popular and people took (自豪感)in him.
In 1865, he met with a terrible train accident. Luckily, he escaped from being hurt. After the accident, he was afraid of travelling by train, but he didn't stop his tours uJanuary, 1870 because of his health condition. He passed away that year.
In his life, Charles Dickens wrote many books, i Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and Great Expectations. In fact, he wrote at (最少)38 works.
Although he has been d for over one hundred and fifty years, he is still very popular today. So far, his novels (影响) millions of people around the world. He is exactly a great writer in the world.
