No Thoroughfare is a stage play and novel by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. Charles Dickens, in full Charles John Huffam Dickens, (born February 7, 1812, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England—died June 9, 1870, Gad’s Hill, near Chatham, Kent), English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era. His many volumes include such works as A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and Our Mutual Friend. Wilkie Collins, in full William Wilkie Collins, (born Jan. 8, 1824, London, Eng.— died Sept. 23, 1889, London), English sensation novelist, early master of the mystery story, and pioneer of detective fiction.