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Augustus Newnham Dickens (10 November 1827 – 4 October 1866) was the youngest brother of English novelist Charles Dickens, and the inspiration for Charles's pen name 'Boz'. Augustus emigrated to America and pursued various careers including as a land agent in Chicago.
Some two years ago Mr. Augustus N. Dickens died, leaving his widow and her large family unprovided for, strangers in a strange land.
24 giu 2004 · Charles Dickens’s worldwide fame gave his brother Augustus a name that opened doors even in the rough-hewn Illinois of the 1850s.
2 giorni fa · Biografia e opere di Charles Dickens, uno dei romanzieri più popolari di tutti i tempi. Commento e analisi del suo romanzo più famoso: Oliver Twist. Teresa Bosica.
Dickens took the pseudonym from a nickname he had given his younger brother Augustus, whom he called "Moses" after a character in Oliver Goldsmith 's The Vicar of Wakefield. This, "being facetiously pronounced through the nose," became "Boses", which in turn was shortened to "Boz".
24 mag 2023 · Riassunto della biografia di Charles Dickens con sintesi e trama delle opere più famose: Circolo Pickwick, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Tempi difficili, Grandi speranze e il Canto di Natale.
Charles John Huffam Dickens (/ ˈ d ɪ k ɪ n z /; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
