Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens was born on February 7th, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire England, UK. Charles was the son of John and Elizabeth Dickens. In 1822 Charles and his family moved to London where his father worked as a clerk. Charles had a poor family, which made Charles work then at Warren's Blacking Factory for his first job. He then finally went to school after always working, in which he went to a school in London. In 1829 he then was a reporter at Doctor's Commons Courts, and when it reached 1832 he began working for the newspaper.
In 1833 he began writing short stories, which then lead to his first published novel, Pickwick Papers, in 1836. Later in 1836 he married to Catherine Hogarth, which lasted until 1858 when they seperated. After making such a great book, he then became popular, which lead him to be full time novelist for his career. Then his career started to begin when he began to make Oliver Twist, in 1837. After Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens began to publish things monthly.
Charles then had a working vacation in the United States, but after he started writing stories about Christmas. Which then made him to make the Christmas Carol, in 1843. After having a great career in writing, he then moved in 1860. After the move, Charles then died in 1870.

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