When Dickens, one of the most famous (novelist), died in 1870, the world regarded him its first professional writer and publisher. Today Dickens' (great) is unchallenged. did Dickens get to the top? First of all, Dickens' style of writing attracted audiences from all walks of life his writings rode a wave of social, political and (science) progress. Secondly, he rewrote the culture of literature and put (he) at the center. No one will ever know what mix of talent, (ambitious), energy and luck made Dickens such a distinguished writer. But as the 200th anniversary of his birth (approach), it is possible--and important for our own culture—to understand how he made himself a (last) one.
