Charles Dickens Quotes
"Walter," she said, looking full upon him with her affectionate eyes, "like you, I hope for better things. I will pray for them, and believe that they will arrive."
Dickens, Charles. Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son. Bradbury and Evans, 1848, p. 152.
The two Roosevelts were actually 6th cousins. This was an incredible endorsement at the time. FDR had not yet accomplished anything substantial and TR was the extremely popular President of the United States. TR saw what so many people missed. Even after FDR won the Presidency, there were many who did not think he was very able.
Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.
