English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)
"The author of A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens, a novelist who famously exposed the harsh realities faced by the poor in Victorian England."
The devil.
"The old man shook his head, claiming that nothing could be worse than living under dicken's rule in that stormy house."
A patronymic surname, from given names.
"The genealogist corrected her notes, pointing out that Dickens was actually a patronymic surname derived from the father's name Dick."