Charles Dickens Legacy Essay

Legacy One of the most prominent writers in the nineteenth-century, Charles Dickens inspired other distinguished authors, such as Dostoevsky, Freud, and Kafka. Authors were intrigued by Dickens’ expansive plots and in-depth characterization (David 1). Throughout his entire writing career, Dickens wrote over forty novels and short stories (“List” 1-3). His creative works have been used and adapted into seventy movies (“Adaption” 1-2). Although Dickens died over one hundred fifty years ago, movies are still being filmed as recently as 2013 (Times 1); Great Expectations filmed in 1946 is considered as Dickens’ most popular movie (Shortlist 3). A Tale of Two Cities has sold over two hundred million copies and listed as number six on a list of best-selling books of all time (“Guess” 1). His novels are still read and greatly valued; a copy for a first edition copy of Oliver Twist costs around 2,800 euros (Peter 2). Dickens’ life and legacy still lives on in museums and historical sights. Dickens has several museums; however, the most popular museums would be the Charles Dickens’ Birthplace Museum located in his hometown of Portsmouth (Portsmouth 1) …show more content…
Over the course of his writing career, Jack London published fifty-two novels and short stories (Historic 1-3). London’s works have continued to have an influence in filmography; sixty-eight movies and adaption have been made of London’s work (“Filmography” 2). His most popular movie has been White Fang, which was released in 1991 by Disney (Disney 1). Moreover, several TV series have been produced, most prominently being Call of the Wild made in 2000 (TV 1). Likewise to the TV series, London’s most popular book was also Call of the Wild, which has been rated number thirty-five on “100 Best Novels” (No 1). A first edition of Call of the Wild is valued around $12,000 (Abebooks