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.
21. History of Charles Dickens
Samuel Pickwick travels by coach with Bob Sawyer 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
22. History of Charles Dickens
circa 1904: A house with a sign reading 'Charles Dickens Birthplace February 7th 1812', which is in Landport, Portsmouth. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive
23. History of Charles Dickens
The drawing room at the home of English novelist Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) at 48 Doughty Street, Holborn, London, circa 1850. Dickens and his family lived at the house from 1837 to 1839. It is now the Charles Dickens Museum. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive
24. History of Charles Dickens
circa 1836: Convivality at Bob Sawyers; three men enjoying a drink Original Publication: From medical glassware, skulls adorn the surounding shelves. Illustration by Phiz from Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive