Charles Dickens Action Figure

Not to long ago I wrote a post highlighting a faux commercial for Charlotte, Emily and Anne power dolls.  It was a source of great amusement among the Victorian students but nothing more than a joke.

Imagine my surprise then when I saw this in the Charles Dickens Museum gift shop:

There it was, a Charles Dickens action figure.  In the flesh.  Or in the plastic package?

I love that the quill pen and removable hat are marketed as its superb selling features.  I had a good laugh over it, but the truth is this: if I had children this is most likely the kind of toy to which I would subject them.  I wonder if there are other authors available...