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
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