Charles Dickens was a creator.
Charles Dickens . He created some of the world 's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era . His 1859 novel , A Tale of Two Cities , set in London and Paris , is his best-known work of historical fiction . The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings , such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters .