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English novelist Charles Dickens. (Credit: Rischgitz/Getty Images)

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How Charles Dickens Helped the English Get Fresh Air

The country once taxed the number of windows people had—in effect, making them pay to breathe.

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German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) composing the 'Missa Solemnis', February-April 1820. Oil painting by August Klober. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

8 Historical Figures with Unusual Work Habits

From Charles Dickens’ obsession with order to a Greek politician’s bizarre trick for avoiding procrastination, learn more about eight historical figures that had unorthodox methods for getting things done.

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7 Amazing Rags to Riches Stories

Get the facts on seven people who defied the odds to establish themselves among the richest and most powerful figures of their time.

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7 Things You Didn’t Know About Charles Dickens

Explore seven fascinating facts about the English novelist and his extraordinary life.

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1859

Final installment of “A Tale of Two Cities” is published

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1843

“A Christmas Carol” is published

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