Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 to 9 June 1870) "is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period and the creator of some of the world's most memorable fictional characters." He wrote A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Great Expectations and many other beloved and significant novels.(Source: Wikipedia)
Shakespeare (26 April 1564 to 23 April 1616), also known as the Bard of Avon, "was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright." He wrote Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer's Night Dream, The Tempest, along with countless other plays and sonnets. (Source: Wikipedia)
Mark Twain (30 November 1835 to 21 April 1910) was the pen name of American author and humorist Samuel Langhorn Clemens. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He contributed to many journals and newspapers and wrote humorous essays. The famed American writer William Faulkner called Twain the "Father of American Literature." (Source: Wikipedia)
Shakespeare and Charles Dickens are two writers.
Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare
Yes, Charles Dickens and Mark Twain were acquaintances. They corresponded through letters and admired each other's work, but they did not have a close personal friendship due to the geographic distance between them (Dickens lived in England, while Twain lived in the United States).
It's from The Merry Wives of Windsor. It is thought to be a euphemism for "what the devil" - there is no connection with Charles Dickens, who was born some 200 years after Shakespeare died.
Dickens admired the American writer Mark Twain and said he influenced his work.
Nothing to do with Charles Dickens. Dickens is a euphemism for the word devil, possibly via devilkins. Shakespeare used it.
Charles Dickens' favorite author was likely William Shakespeare. Dickens had a deep admiration for Shakespeare's works and often quoted or referenced them in his own writing.
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Books by Dickens and Shakespeare.
Dickens was a euphamism for the Devil. So "it hurts like the dickens" is another way of saying "it hurts like the Devil". It's a very old phrase that dates back to Shakespeare's day. Shakespeare used the line " I cannot tell what the dickens his name is" in the Merry Wives of Windsor.
He suggests that Shakespeare was prepared for death.