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Quick Facts Name: Charles Dickens Occupation: Author
Birth : February 7, 1812 Death: June 9, 1870
Place of birth : Portsmouth, England Place of Death: Abbey, London
Charles Dickens
Birth place Portsmouth England
London
Charles Dickens was born in the Red brick house and a plaque was place on his memory
Charles Dickens Red brick house
How people dress at that period of time
Portsmouth Museums and Records http://www.charlesdickensbirthplace.co.uk/map.htm
• Birkbeck University of London http://www.19.bbk.ac.uk/index.php/19/article/view/604/772
• Charles Dickens Page http://charlesdickenspage.com/
• Charles Dickens Victorian Web Sitehttp://landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/dickens/dickensov.html
• Victoriana http://www.victoriana.com/welcome/
• The World of Charles Dickens http://www.geocities.com/pdubelbeis/
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Father: John Dickens, a naval pay clerk, who dreamed of striking it rich.
Mother: Elizabeth Barrow, inspire to be a teacher and school director.
At five, Charles moved to Chatham. When Charles was ten years old, his
family moved to Camden, London.
Personal Details
Charles Dickens worked in a blacking factory there while his father went to prison for debt. Dickens's hard times in this
blackening factory served as the base of ideas for many of his novels. When his uncle died and he inherited money,
Charles's father paid off his debts and was released from prison
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Dickens major novels were published serially-monthly or weekly. A full length novel cost 31 shillings. In 1836, 6 to 20 shillings were earned per week. A
monthly installment (32 pages with 2 illustrations and advertisements) could be sold for a shilling.
Some Novels TitlesThe Pickwick Papers 1836Oliver Twist - 1837
Nicholas Nickleby - 1838The Old Curiosity Shop - 1840
Barnaby Rudge - 1841Martin Chuzzlewit - 1843Dombey and Son - 1846David Copperfield - 1849
Novels
Dickens' cherished little Christmas story, the best loved and most read of all of his books, began life
as the result of the author's desperate need of money, expecting their fifth child, during the week
before Christmas 1843 it was an instant sensation. Dickens work was instantly the victim of pirated editions. Copyright laws in England were often
loosely enforced.
He utilizes vivid description, similes, metaphors, personification, and imagery to capture the essence of the character's personality
and traits. A good example of this is Dickens' description of Mr. Jagger's office in his novel Great Expectations, which he uses in
order to illustrate Mr. Jagger's dark, gloomy personality
Charles Dickens Writhing Style
Victorian Era
The Victorian period formally begins in 1837 (the year Victoria became Queen) and ends in 1901 (the year of her death). It was a tremendously exciting period when many artistic styles, literary schools, as well as, social, political and religious movements flourished. It was a time of prosperity, broad imperial expansion, and great political reform
Victorian Era
Charles Dickenson was a great reader of the popular novelists of his time such as
Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), who in Dickens's time was "considered to be the initiator of the British historical novel.
A tale of Two cities1859200 million sales
PlotAs the French Republic emerges, chaos rules the land. Charles picks the wrong time to head back to France. He’s immediately arrested. Luckily, Dr. Manette has some sway in France because he was once wrongly imprisoned by the aristocracy. He manages to get Charles released.
Date of Death: Thursday, June 9, 1870 (stroke) Burial: Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey, London