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Charles Dickens (charles-dickens (Charles John Huffam Dickens, 7 February…
Charles Dickens
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Landport, Hampshire, England
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Childhood
Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison.
Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels.
1832
He enjoyed mimicry and popular entertainment, lacked a clear, specific sense of what he wanted to become, and yet knew he wanted fame.
1842
Dickens and his wife arrived in Boston, Massachusetts aboard the RMS Britannia during their first trip to the United States and Canada.
1843
The novel of A Christmas Carol remains especially popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre.
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9 June 1870 (aged 58)
Higham, Kent, England
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