Charles Dickens was a 19th century English author, who wrote the books Nicholas Nickleby, A Tale of Two Cities and A Christmas Carol. Dickens's stories typically were morality tales of great cruelty and redemption. (ENT: "Cold Station 12"; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; TNG: "Devil's Due"; DS9: "Extreme Measures")
One of the activities Data was simultaneously able to do while kissing Jenna D'Sora was analyzing the collected works of Charles Dickens. (TNG: "In Theory")