Charles Dickens Biography

Written by:
Ana Maria Rincon
6B
The World Book Encyclopedia D
Pages:153-157

Charles Dickens


Index:
Personal information.
Family information.
Works.
His death.
Nicholas Nickelby.

Personal Information:
Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 at a house in the Mile End Terrace, Commercial Road, Landport [Portsea] England – a house which was opened as a Dickens museum on 22nd July 2904.
He was the second of eigth children.
When he was 2 years he moved to London.
He was a newspaper reporter in London at 16 years.
He got divorce when he had 46 years.

Family Information:
His father Jhon Dickens a clerk in the nany- pay office, was howeven only too ansious to be a gentleman. Jhon Dickens was thrown into Debtors Prison, and released a few months later under the insolvency. It was a feud between Jhon Dickens and the factory and back in the school.
His mother was of middle class origin. Both of his parental grandparents were domestic servants. They had 7 childrens plus a son who died in infancy.

Works:
The Pickwick Papers [1836-1837]
The Adventures of Oliver Twist [1837-1839]
Nicholas Nickelby [1838-1839]
A Christmas Carol [1843]
The Battle of Life [1846]
David Copperfield [1849-1850]
Little Dorrit [1855-1857]
A Tale of Two Cities [1859]

His Death:
Charles Dickens died on June 9, 1870 when he had 58 years. He died in Gads Hill Place, Highman, Kent in England.

Nicholas Nickelby:
Author: Charles Dickens
The story of Nicholas Nickelby is of a poor boy named
Nicholas. He needs money to support his family
because his father died and he had many debts to pay
to Mr.Ralph Nickelby his rich uncle. When Mr.Ralph
knew that his brother died he decided to help his nephew with a
job. Nicholas went to Dotheboys Hall. A terrible place were kids
were bad treated. Fanny the daughter of Squeers the bad
teacher was in love with Nicholas but he was not in love. He
could escape of there with Smike his new friend. They went to
London. Mr.Ralph read in a letter that he stold a valuable ring
but that was not true but Mr.Ralph did not believe him so
Nicholas had to go away.