Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens is a world famous author from

200 years ago. He has written many story’s such

as: A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, Great

Expectations and A Tale of Two City’s just to

name a few.

Who is Charles Dickens?

Why is Charles Dickens so

famous?Dickens is famous because his novels are fun

enjoyable to read. Dickens wrote about the times

that he lived in which was the Industrial

Revolution. This made it relevant to the times

that the readers were in which probably made

the book easier to understand. Today his novels

are still famous because they give an insight to

the Industrial Revolution and because they are

fun and exciting books to read.

When did Charles Dickens

Live and write?Charles Dickens was born at Portsmouth

Australia on the 7th of February 1812. he wrote

his first novel in 1837-1839 called Oliver twist.

Over his life span Dickens wrote 15 books in

total. He died on the 9th of June 1870 his cause

of death was stroke.

What did Charles Dickens

do?Charles Dickens is an author of some very

famous books that are still around today. But he

wasn’t just famous for his novels he was also a

parliamentary journalist for The Morning

Chronicle. This kick started his future career as

an author.

How did Charles Dickens

become so famous?Charles Dickens became famous from the

numerous articles that he wrote in newspapers

that were sent all around England this triggered

him to start inventing stories that later became

some of the worlds most loved books. His books

are known world wide because of his fun and

quirky characters and interesting plot.

How do people still know

about Charles Dickens?People still know about Charles Dickens because

the stories are entertaining and are have been

past down through generations. The movies that

have been produced keep the stories relevant to

todays youth.

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