Who was rival to Charles Dickens?

Answer 1

Few people admit of a rival to Charles Dickens, but his contemporaries included Anthony Trollope, Wilkie Collins, and Edward Bulwer Lytton.

Answer 2

William Makepeace Thackeray was a contemporary and rival of Charles Dickens during the Victorian era. Both authors were popular at the time, but Thackeray's satirical style was seen as a competitor to Dickens' sentimental and social critique narratives.