In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Q: One of this author's novels features the discussion of a flowered carpet, which ends with Gradgrind chanting "fact, fact, fact!". In another of his works, Nell Trent dies after Daniel Quilp takes possession of the title locale from her gambling grandfather. In addition to writing (*) Hard Times and The Old Curiosity Shop, this author wrote a novel whose protagonist befriends convict Abel Magwich and loves Estella, the ward of Miss Havisham. For ten points, name this English author who detailed the life of the orphan "Pip" in Great Expectations.
A:
Literature