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Who was Charles Dickens ? (Dates: 1812: date of birth (1822: he moved to…
Who was Charles Dickens ?
Family when he was a child: Charles had eight siblings(=brothers and sisters) but only six survived to adulthood.
His parents' names: John and Elizabeth
His father was a naval clerk
His father went to prison because he had debts.
He had a wife, her name was Catherine , they had 10 children, then he met an actress (Helen Turner) and felt in love with her
At 12, he worked in a blacking factory (labelling for 11 hours a day)
He was a novelist and he worked as a solicitor clerk
He created a newspaper called the Herald
He also wrote plays
Rumour had it, that he was strange and crazy, he liked to drink (an alcoholic). He also had a bird, a raven as a pet.
Dates: 1812: date of birth
1822: he moved to London with his family
1827: he began working
1831: he started as a journalist
1835: he published his first book
1842: he went to the USA with his wife
1844: he went to Italy with his family
1845: he created a newspaper
1856: he bought his dream house
1865: train accident
1870: he died of a stroke