Oh, I love Dickens like it's my job. My mother's whole side of the family is full of huge Dickens fans, so I was basically raised on him. (I have an uncle who names all his pets after Dickens' characters. So far he's had Fan, Ebenezer, Dora, and Wilkins.)

As far as my favorite book: I can't narrow it down to just one. I'm torn between David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, and A Christmas Carol.

It's also Eddie Izzard's fiftieth birthday!