Childhood of charles dickens bbc

childhood of charles dickens bbc

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  • Charles Dickens had seven brothers and sisters.

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      Charles Dickens lived in the 1800s, the Victorian age.

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      He was born in Portsmouth on 7 February , to John and Elizabeth Dickens.

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  • His dad had been sent to prison for not paying his bills, so the young Dickens worked to look after his family.
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  • The novelist was sent to work at Warren's Blacking Factory when he was a young boy as his family faced poverty.

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    Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)

    Illustration of Charles Dickens  ©Charles Dickens is much loved for his great contribution to classic English literature. He was the quintessential Victorian author. His epic stories, vivid characters and exhaustive depiction of contemporary life are unforgettable.

    His own story is one of rags to riches. He was born in Portsmouth on 7 February 1812, to John and Elizabeth Dickens. The good fortune of being sent to school at the age of nine was short-lived because his father, inspiration for the character of Mr Micawber in 'David Copperfield', was imprisoned for bad debt. The entire family, apart from Charles, were sent to Marshalsea along with their patriarch. Charles was sent to work in Warren's blacking factory and endured appalling conditions as well as loneliness and despair. After three years he was returned to school, but the experience was never forgotten and became fictionalised in two of his better-known novels 'David Copperfield' and '

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  • A brilliant cartoon intro to England's greatest novelist.

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