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What was Charles Dickens style?
His writing style is marked by a profuse linguistic creativity. His literary style is also a mixture of fantasy and realism
What did critics like about Charles Dickens style?
An early reviewer compared him to Hogarth for his keen practical sense of the ludicrous side of life.
And what did an early reviewer say about Charles Dickens style?
An early reviewer compared him to Hogarth for his keen practical sense of the ludicrous side of life.

Question: What influenced his writing style?
Self-contained rewrite: What influenced Charles Dickens writing style?