Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Status: Deceased Occupation: Writer First mentioned: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"

Charles Dickens was an English writer.

History

The fifth grade at Springfield Elementary performed a scene from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol during the Christmas pageant.

The morning after Homer watched Mr. McGrew's Christmas Carol, Lisa told him that A Christmas Carol that was written by Charles Dickens 160 years ago.

Bart needed to write an essay about Charles Dickens and talked Lisa into helping him.

Appearances

• Episode – "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (mentioned)
• Episode – "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" (mentioned)
• Comic story – The Dickens You Say (mentioned)

External links

• Charles Dickens at Wikipedia

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