Like Dickens! His books are sold as classics, all of them, but he was overly wordy sometimes because he was paid by the instalment. And because they were written in instalments, he didn't get chance at the end to go back and edit and make everything fit perfectly and slim it down.

I had someone who was just absolutely convinced I was "missing the point" re: Austen. I'm pretty sure I got the point, it just didn't impress me that much...