Charles Dickens

CHARLES DICKENSDavid Hickey

Famous author

Charles Dickens is probably the most famous author in the english language

Why is he so famous ?

He wrote about the ordinary people and the difficult lives they had.

He wrote his stories in exciting chapters so people looked forward to the next chapter.

Birth Charles Dickens was born

in Portsmouth in 1812

Working As a young boy he had to

work in a factory which was cruel , had rats running around the floor, was cold, dark and miserable.

School

He only went to school for short periods because his father was regularly in Debtors’ prison

Journalist

As Charles could read and write he became a journalist for the newspaper.

Newspapers were popular at this time.

1836 Marriage

He married Catherine Hogarth in 1836

They were to have 10 children

Books

Oliver twist A tale of two cities Great expectations A Christmas carol Pickwick papers

Famous characters

Some of the characters that Charles Dickens created are famous even today in the english language

Famous characters

Scrooge=Mean Miser Fagin=Fence for thieves Mr Bumble=Cruel

orphanage head Pip=A kind thoughtful boy Mrs. Gargary= Cruel step

mother Bill Sykes= Evil thief Dodger= Young

pickpocket

Other writings

Dickens wrote many books and other articles for newspapers etc.

Plan

He would put one chapter per week into the newspaper so that people would buy it every week to see what happened next

Speeches

Charles went to America to make speeches against slavery

Death

He died in 1858 aged 46 and is one of the most famous people buried in Westminster Abbey in London