“The Inimitable Boz” was the pen name of Charles Dickens, a 19th century literary phenomenon.

The name came from a nickname Dickens gave his younger brother, Augustus, who was called "Moses" after a character in The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith.

When pronounced by someone with a cold, "Moses" became "Boses", which was then shortened to "Boz".

Boz was originally pronounced "boze,"

Dickens would sign his letters “The Inimitable Boz” in a joking manner.

Eventually, he dropped the “Boz” and became known as “The Inimitable”.

Dickens' first work of fiction was the sketch “Mr Minns and his Cousin”, which was published in The Monthly Magazine in 1833.

He first used the pen name “Boz” in August 1834 for the piece “The Boarding House” in the same magazine.

Dickens' novels, including The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, and Great Expectations, helped to raise public awareness of social injustices.

He also worked as a journalist, writing about political and social issues.