Early life of Charles Dickens
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- During Charles childhood he lived in poverty.
- Family meant everything to Charles, he was the second out of eight.
- While a child Charles didn't have a father figure due to his father being sentenced to jail due to un paid debts.
- Charles mother taught him how to read and write.
- Worked to support his family.
- Charles spent 2 years at Wellington House academy.
- Parents had to choose one child to attend school, Charles wasn't the selected kid.
- Parents had gotten divorced.
- Many of his novels were inspired by what he encountered as a young man.
Charles Jobs Early In Life
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- At the age of 15 Charles worked in a attorney's office
- Charles also work at the Black Factory, a factory where shoes were produced
- Charles maintained the Black Factory job for sometime
- Once finished with being involved with the job of the Black Factory Charles wrote a novel that was inspired by the career he previously been involved with.
- Charles latest and last job as we all know him as was his job as a famous writer. I'm sure everyone will agree that this one was Charles best choice.
Charles Early Novels
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- The Pickwick Papers' is Charles' first novel.
- The Pickwick Papers' represented how much of a struggle it was for Charles early on in life.
- When Charles divorced, he started the depressing stage.
- Charles wrote depressing novels due to the divorce of him and his wife.
Inspiration
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- Charles inspiration came from more than one source.
- During childhood Charles began read stories from some of the famous writers that intrigued him.
- Charles as a kid wrote short novels which inspired him to pursue his career choice of a famous writer.
- Charles as himself was his greatest inspiration.
Family
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- Charles had 8 brothers and sisters.
- Charles was married and divorced.
- Father was in prison for un paid debt.
Time line Of Charles Dickens
_Feb 7, 1812 - Charles Dickens is born
Aug 1814 - Loses Brother; Family moves to London
1821 - Starts School
1823 - His father cannot afford to send him to school anymore.
Feb 9, 1824 - Starts Work at a shoe company
Feb 23, 1824 - Father Imprisoned due to debts and Charles lives at a boarding house.
May 28, 1824 - Father Released from Prison and the family moves in with Charles.
May 1824 - Back to School; Charles enrolls at Wellington House Academy.
1826 - Financial Problems; Charles withdraws from school and they are evicted from their home.
Apr 1827 - Law Work; takes a job as a law clerk
Oct 1828 - Launches Journalism Career
1830 - Falls in love with Maria Beadnell
Apr 28, 1833 - Stage Performances-manages & stars in several plays.
Nov 1833 - Published a Dinner at Popular Walk in a magazine.
Sep 26, 1834 - Charles editor tells him to write more so Charles writes "Street Sketches."
Jan 1836 - Sketches by Boz and The Pickwick Papers are published and installed in the paper.
Apr 2, 1836 - Marriage to Catherine Hogarth
1837 - First Child Born
Jan 1837 - 1st installment of Oliver Twist was published. The story ran for two years.
1838 - Second Child Born
1839 - Third Child Born
Feb 1839 - Nicholas Nickleby is published.
1840 - Begins to write The Old Curiosity Shop and is also an editor for a magazine.
1841 - Son Born, 4th child. Charles leaves his editors position.
1843 - Two Famous Novels were published, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit and A Christmas Carol.
1844 - Fifth Child Born
1845 - Sixth Child Born
Sep 1846 - Begins writing Dombey and Son.
1847 - Seventh Child Born
1849 - Eighth Child Born
Apr 1849 - Dickens starts writing David Copperfield
1850 - Ninth Child Born
1851 - A Tragic Year, Charles father dies as does his the couple's nine-month-old daughter.
1852 - Tenth Child Born
1854 - Hard Times written.
1857 - Meets Nelly Ternan, who works on one of the production of a play. They become romantic and Charles & his wife agree to split.
Nov 1857 - Little Dorrit, one of Charles novels is published.
Mar 1859 - A Tale of Two Cities, One of Charles famous novels begins it's first installment. Charles takes over editorship of the magazine All the Year Round.
Nov 1860 - Great Expectations is published.
1863, = Two losses in the same year, Dickens loses his mother, Elizabeth, as well as his fourth child, Walter, who is a soldier in Calcutta.
Oct 1865 - Our Mutual Friend published, the last novel he completed before his death. He begins work on The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
Jun 9, 1870 - Charles Dickens Dies, he was 58.
Aug 1814 - Loses Brother; Family moves to London
1821 - Starts School
1823 - His father cannot afford to send him to school anymore.
Feb 9, 1824 - Starts Work at a shoe company
Feb 23, 1824 - Father Imprisoned due to debts and Charles lives at a boarding house.
May 28, 1824 - Father Released from Prison and the family moves in with Charles.
May 1824 - Back to School; Charles enrolls at Wellington House Academy.
1826 - Financial Problems; Charles withdraws from school and they are evicted from their home.
Apr 1827 - Law Work; takes a job as a law clerk
Oct 1828 - Launches Journalism Career
1830 - Falls in love with Maria Beadnell
Apr 28, 1833 - Stage Performances-manages & stars in several plays.
Nov 1833 - Published a Dinner at Popular Walk in a magazine.
Sep 26, 1834 - Charles editor tells him to write more so Charles writes "Street Sketches."
Jan 1836 - Sketches by Boz and The Pickwick Papers are published and installed in the paper.
Apr 2, 1836 - Marriage to Catherine Hogarth
1837 - First Child Born
Jan 1837 - 1st installment of Oliver Twist was published. The story ran for two years.
1838 - Second Child Born
1839 - Third Child Born
Feb 1839 - Nicholas Nickleby is published.
1840 - Begins to write The Old Curiosity Shop and is also an editor for a magazine.
1841 - Son Born, 4th child. Charles leaves his editors position.
1843 - Two Famous Novels were published, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit and A Christmas Carol.
1844 - Fifth Child Born
1845 - Sixth Child Born
Sep 1846 - Begins writing Dombey and Son.
1847 - Seventh Child Born
1849 - Eighth Child Born
Apr 1849 - Dickens starts writing David Copperfield
1850 - Ninth Child Born
1851 - A Tragic Year, Charles father dies as does his the couple's nine-month-old daughter.
1852 - Tenth Child Born
1854 - Hard Times written.
1857 - Meets Nelly Ternan, who works on one of the production of a play. They become romantic and Charles & his wife agree to split.
Nov 1857 - Little Dorrit, one of Charles novels is published.
Mar 1859 - A Tale of Two Cities, One of Charles famous novels begins it's first installment. Charles takes over editorship of the magazine All the Year Round.
Nov 1860 - Great Expectations is published.
1863, = Two losses in the same year, Dickens loses his mother, Elizabeth, as well as his fourth child, Walter, who is a soldier in Calcutta.
Oct 1865 - Our Mutual Friend published, the last novel he completed before his death. He begins work on The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
Jun 9, 1870 - Charles Dickens Dies, he was 58.