Question: who was boz and what did he write about
Answer: Illustration by George Cruikshank Author Charles Dickens ( `` Boz '' ) Original title Sketches by `` Boz , '' Illustrative of Every - day Life and Every - day People Illustrator George Cruikshank Cover artist George Cruikshank Country England Language English Genre Sketches Published 1833 - 1836 in newspapers and periodicals ; in 1836 ( two series ) ; first one volume edition 1839 Publisher John Macrone , St.