Many of these 12 phantom-filled stories originally appeared in Dickens's periodicals like All the Year Round and Master Humphrey's Clock, and in such novels as The Pickwick Papers and Nicholas Nickelby. These classic tales are sure to delight--and thrill--readers of all ages.About the Author: Arguably one of the greatest writers of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens is the author of such literary masterpieces as A Tale of Two Cities (1859), A Christmas Carol (1843), David Copperfield (1850), and The Adventures of Oliver Twist (1839), among many others. Dickens' s indelible characters and timeless stories continue to resonate with readers around the world more than 130 years after his death. Dickens was born in 1812 and died in 1870.