For a 200-year-old literary figure, Charles Dickens has much to say about the issues of today.
So believes Queen's University English Prof. Robert Morrison, who says Dickens — born Feb. 7, 1812 — was both a man of his times and a forward-thinker.
In his many novels — including such classics as "A Christmas Carol," "David Copperfield" and "Oliver Twist" — Dickens wrote about issues that still resonate today.
Morrison says Dickens brought attention to child poverty, over-population, environmental degradation and greed.
The popular storyteller's 200th birthday is being celebrated Tuesday by admirers around the world.
Morrison says Dickens, who visited Canada briefly while on a reading tour, was the most popular author of his day and known world-wide.
"He is a man of his time but ... he does map in a lot of what still preoccupies us today."Read the rest at The Huffington Post
Charles Dickens Birthday: Robert Morrison, English Professor, Says Social Issues Still Resonate Today
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