Unsurprisingly for a writer who led such a busy and fascinating life, many books have been written about Charles Dickens over the years. 

Have you read any of these books or any other information about the life that Dickens led ? 

At the moment, as part of the celebrations of his 200th birthday there are a number of books that have been recently published. 

The novelist Lynn Shepherd has written 'Tom All Alone's' and you can read more about it right here: http://www.lynn-shepherd.com/books/tom-all-alones-the-solitary-house/

The biographer Claire Tomalin has written a new biography entitled 'Charles Dickens: A Life' and you can read more about her work right here: http://literature.britishcouncil.org/claire-tomalin

The writer Lucinda Hawksley (who appears in our short films in the Heroes and Villains series) has recently had published her book 'Charles Dickens' and you can read more about that project here: http://www.lucindahawksley.com/

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst has recently had published his book 'Becoming Dickens' and you can read more about that title right here: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674050037

If you're interested in reading about how the work of Charles Dickens has been adapted for film , then you can read more right here at the British Film Institute's website: http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/473285/index.html