Pen name used by Charles Dickens in his early writing career. Also used as a nickname or informal name.
Charles Dickens adopted 'Boz' as his pseudonym around 1833, possibly from 'Boses', a family nickname for his younger brother. The name became famous through Dickens' 'Sketches by Boz' (1836).
Dickens chose this playful pseudonym when he was just a young journalist, not knowing it would become one of literature's most famous pen names. 'Sketches by Boz' launched his career and gave us our first glimpse of the social observer who would create Oliver Twist and David Copperfield.
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