阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。
CharlesDickensisoftenthoughtofasoneofthegreatestBritishwriters．February7markedthe200thanniversaryofhisbirthday．Yetformanyhislanguageisold-fashionedandhisstoriesoftenimprobable．ThenwhydosomanypeopleknowandreadDickenstoday?
OnereasonistheBritishgovernment'sinsistencethateverychildstudyaDickensnovelatschool．AlongsideWilliamShakespeareDickensisoneveryEnglishliteratureschoolreadinglist．
Hisstoriesthoughoftenlongbytoday'sstandardsaregreatmoraltales．Theyarefilledwithcolorfulcharacters．
EarlierthismonthaceremonywasheldinPortsmouthwhereDickenswasborn．PrinceCharlessaidattheceremony："…(Dickens)usedhiscreativetalentstocampaignpassionatelyforsocialjustice…Hischaracterizationisasfreshtodayasonthedayitwaswritten．"
Hisbooksstandoutfrommanyotherwritersbecauseofhisinsight(洞察力)intohumannature．DickenslikeShakespearetellsustruthsabouthumanbehaviour．Theyareastrueinthe2Is1centuryastheyweretohisreadersinthe19thcentury．
ReadershavereturnedtoDickens'booksagainandagainovertheyearstoseewhathehastosayabouttheirowntimes．
NosurprisethenthatitwasDickenswhomBritonsturnedtoduringtheeconomiccrisisinthelastcoupleofyears．Dickenshelpedthemmakesenseofaworldthatwasrapidlyfallingapart．TheBBCadaptedoneofhislesswell-knownnovelsLittleDorritintoapopulartelevisiondramathatintroducedmanyBritstothenovelforthefirsttime．Adarkstoryaboutgreedandmoneyitwastheperfectillustrationofbadtimes．
AslongasDickens'novelshavesomethingtosaytomodernaudiencesitseemslikelythathewillremainoneofBritain'sbest-lovedwriters．
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whyDickens'novelsstillappealtoreader