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Which famous Victorian novelist wrote 'Oliver Twist' and 'A Tale of Two Cities'?

  1. Anthony Trollope
  2. William Makepeace Thackeray
  3. Thomas Hardy
  4. Charles Dickens

Why this is the correct answer

Charles Dickens was one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian era, using fiction to expose social injustice, poverty and the hardships of life in industrial Britain. 'Oliver Twist', published in 1837-39, depicted the brutal reality of the workhouse system, while 'A Tale of Two Cities' was set during the French Revolution. His vivid characters and serialised storytelling made him immensely popular in his lifetime and beyond.

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