Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, Chapter X: "How Mr. Ralph Nickleby Provided for his Niece and Sister-in-Law."
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Of all fruitless errands, sending a tear to look after a day that is gone is the most fruitless.
— Charles Dickens on Regret
What It Means
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About Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens, FRSA (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Charles Dickens was trying to ban workhouses his whole career.
About Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens, FRSA (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Charles Dickens was trying to ban workhouses his whole career.
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