CHARLES DICKENS By: G Higher Level Video on Charles Dickens.
Charles dickens
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Charles dickens
Who is Charles Dickens?
What is a biography?
A biography
is a story about a real person
In this project…you have to do a biography about a real person
and another about an important fiction character.
You have to find the most important information about them.
A good biographyDescribes the person’s environment:
WhereWhen they livedHow
Gives important details about his/her life
Remember to use the past tense!
An example:
Charles dickens.
overviewBirth
Early years
Education
Career
work
BIRTH
He was born On 7th February 1812At Portsea in EnglandHe was the son of John Dickens and ElizabethHe was the second of eight children
Early Years
His father ended up in prison because he had a lot of debts
Charles left school and had to work when he was a child
His family moved first to London in 1823, then to Chatham and back to London
Dickens house in London at 48 Doughty Street.
Now is Charles Dickens’ museum.
A good reader
He read a lot of novels of important authors: Smollette, Fielding, Le Sage
These readings had an important influence on his works
Early Career
He became a junior clerk in a solicitor’s office in 1827
He learnt shorthand and became a reporter in 1829
Marriage
He married Catherine Thomson in 1836They had 10 childrenTheir marriage ended in separation in 1858
Writing CareerPublished Sketches by Boz in The Monthly
MagazineThey were a success.“Boz” was his pen nameHe wrote The Posthumous Papers of the
Pickwick clubfrom April 1836 to 1837It established his fame for all timeDickens became a busy and successful
novelist
Oliver Twist in 1838
About a boy named Oliver Twist who escapes from a workhouse and meets a gang of pickpockets in London
A Christmas Carol in 1843
About an old,rich and meanman
David Copperfield in 1849
•His masterpiece•Originally appeared in serial form•The most autobiographicalof all his novels
A Tale of Two Cities in 1859
Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.
With 200 million copies sold, it is the most printed original English book.
And more works…
Bleak House in 1852Little Dorrit in 1855Great Expectations in 1860Our Mutual Friend in 1864
Death He died from a cerebral stroke in 1870
He was buried in Westminster Abbey.
His interest in Social Reform
His novels explained the problems of his time:WorkhousesPoor childrenSchoolWork in factories…