Charles Dickens wrote stories for the masses but few could afford leather bound novels, so people read his serialized writings in monthly segments.
Charles Dickens wrote stories for the masses but few could afford leather bound novels. To make his writings available to everyone, Dickens created serialized writings in monthly segments, similar to soap operas, and affordable for most everyone.
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