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Charles Dickens (1812 -1870)
ppt_yppt_yppt_y The most popular English novelist ChildhoodCharles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, on the southern coast of England. He was the second of eight children. Imprisonment In 1822, the Dickens family moved to a poor neighborhood in London. In 1824 his father, John, was sent to prison for debt when Charles was just 12 years old. Hard TimesCharles Dickens was forced to leave school to work at a boot-blacking factory alongside the River Thames. He felt abandoned and betrayed by the adults who were supposed to take care of him. Launching point In 1827, Charles had to drop out of school and work as an office boy to contribute to his family’s income. First Success and MarriageCatherine Hogarth (1815 -1879)In 1836, his clippings were published in his first book, Sketches by Boz.  Robert SeymourThe Pickwick Papers First Novel A tour of the United StatesIn 1842, Dickens and his wife, went on a five-month tour of the United States. During his tour Dickens gave lectures. His 76 readings earned him no less than $95,000, which, in the Victoria era, amounted to approximately $1.5 million in current U.S. dollars. American Notes Christmas stories David Copperfield Devastating losses Coming out of the “dark novel” period Poet’s Corner at Westminster AbbeyOn June 9, 1870, Dickens had a stroke and, at age 58, died in Kent, England. He was buried in Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey. Thank you for listening