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.
17. History of Charles Dickens
Sam Weller (right) listens to 'the red-nosed man' in a scene from Charles Dickens's first novel 'The Pickwick Papers', published as a serial from 1836 to 1837. Illustration by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne, 1815 - 1882). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive
18. History of Charles Dickens
circa 1900: The last home of English novelist Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) and his parents, Gads Hill House, near Rochester, where he died suddenly on 9th June 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive
19. History of Charles Dickens
Portrait of British author Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) as he sits at a table, mid 1800s. He wears a jacket and tie, as welll as a ring on his left hand. (Engraving by Robert Whitechurch/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive
20. History of Charles Dickens
Samuel Pickwick (seated, right) with Sam Weller at the attorney's office in a scene from Charles Dickens's first novel 'The Pickwick Papers', published as a serial from 1836 to 1837. Illustration by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne, 1815 - 1882). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive