After Quote by Claire Tomalin

I admire Charles Dickens, mostly for the texture of his writing and the colourful characters he created. His work gives us, I think, a…

— David Essex

The whole world knows Dickens, his London and his characters.

— Claire Tomalin

I admire Dickens beyond words. He is one of the greatest plotters of all times. Didn't have a clue about women, but he sure…

— Donna Leon

I love Dickens. I love the way he sets a scene.

— David McCullough

Dickens is a much misunderstood and mis-approached writer, in that he tends to be read, particularly in the twentieth century, as a social commentator…

— Martin Amis

I think one of the few faults in Dickens is that mostly his lead characters are blanks - who is David Copperfield, who is…

— Mark Gatiss

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him but I think right now he's not spoken of…

— Anne Rice

I love Dickens because it makes me chuckle to myself so. He has taken me to another world and out of so many earthly…

— Jane Birkin

When I think about writers who use fiction as social commentary and to raise social awareness but who are also very popular, I think…

— Jodi Picoult

Dickens belongs to the English people.

— Claire Tomalin

As a creator of character his peculiarity is that he creates wherever his eyes rest ... With such a power at his command Dickens…

— Virginia Woolf

Dickens is a lover of human beings; a relisher of human beings.

— Claire Tomalin