BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES DICKENS Made by Danilla Koltovich
Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in family of the official of sea department in the city of Portstmut. At the age of 10 years his head of the family for debts was put in prison, the family has appeared in poverty, and from this point little Charles had to earn independently to himself a living. Boyish and young years of the writer were full of deprivations and humiliations, by nature gifted and sensitive boy too happened to learn all inner side of life. Charles had many brothers and sisters. Augustus dickens Alfred dickens Frederik dickens
Over his career he wrote 15 novels, 5 novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles. He also worked for 20 years as an editor in a weekly journal.
Dickens’ other merits include campaigns for children’s rights, education and other social reforms. He obtained international attention and fame in 1836 with a series of publications called “Pickwick Papers”. Pickwick Papers
He used to be a young and poor reporter at that time, who immediately became a famous writer.
Dickens published many other novels later. Among them “Oliver Twist”, “Dombey and Son”, “David Copperfield” and many others.
His fellow writers of that time highly praised his literary genius. Leo Tolstoy, George Orwell, Chesterton were among them. George Orwell(he is creator of the famous book “ 1984”) Chesterton Leo Tolstoy
Charles Dickens died on June 9 th, 1870 and he was buried in Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey
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