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Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870), novelist.
The 15th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 9243 quotations (about 0.29% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations9243Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word244Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning1559Find quotations
NameTotal QuotationsPercentage of quotations
1.Pickwick Papers97611.0%Find quotations in OED
2.Our Mutual Friend88110.0%Find quotations in OED
3.Dombey & Son7869.0%Find quotations in OED
4.Nicholas Nickleby7228.0%Find quotations in OED
5.Sketches by Boz6867.0%Find quotations in OED
6.Barnaby Rudge5866.0%Find quotations in OED
7.Old Curiosity Shop5826.0%Find quotations in OED
8.Let.5816.0%Find quotations in OED
9.Martin Chuzzlewit4545.0%Find quotations in OED
10.Bleak House4415.0%Find quotations in OED

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