Elizabeth Dickens WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 12TH 1863 AGED 73 YEARS". Charles Dickens used his mother as the source for the vain, ineffectual and verbally comic Mrs. Nickleby in his novel "Nicholas Nickleby" and for Mrs Micawber in "David Copperfield". Elizabeth Dickens Elizabeth Culliford Dickens (née Barrow; 21 December 1789 – 13 September 1863) was the wife of John Dickens and the mother of English novelist Charles Dickens. She was the source for Mrs. Nickleby in her son's novel "Nicholas Nickleby" and for Mrs Micawber in "David Copperfield". One of eight children of Mary Culliford (1771–1851) and Charles Barrow (1759–1826), Elizabeth Barrow was
All the Brothers Were Valiant (novel) All the Brothers Were Valiant (novel) All the Brothers Were Valiant is a 1919 novel by Ben Ames Williams. It was Williams' first novel. It has been adapted to film three times, all by MGM: "All the Brothers Were Valiant" (1923), "Across to Singapore" (1928) and "All the Brothers Were Valiant" (1953). Bem Ames Williams (1889-1953), was the author of over 30 novels in different genres and fields. He reached the height of his career when three of his novels were adapted to the big screen: Subsequent re-impressions include Grosset & Dunlap (New York, 1919), E.P. Dutton (New York, 1919)