Which of these sentences best summarizes the passage below (paragraph 3)? It's not surprising that the novelist most often mentioned in this context is Charles Dickens. Dickens, like Shakespeare, was both a writer of
genius and a popular entertainer, proving that seriousness of purpose didn't preclude accessibility. His novels appeared in serial installments, like
episodes of TV shows, and teemed with minor characters, the literary equivalent of character actors. "The Wire, in particular, has been likened to
a Dickens novel, for its attention to the details of poverty and class in America. Bill Moyers was echoing what has become conventional wisdom
when he said that what Dickens was to the smoky mean streets of Victorian London, David Simon is to America today."