Charles Dickens, one of the greatest writers of all time, was born on this day in 1812. I admire his writing tremendously and need to read a lot more of his work than I have so far, he was a genius. His stories rise and fall in a whirlwind of drama, joy, sadness, silliness, seriousness, cruelty, tenderness, and much eccentricity and whimsicality.
Here I'll share some photos of my collection of his books, starting with the Oxford set:
