The biography of Charles John Huffman Dickens

born on 7 February, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Englandthe son of Elizabeth née Barrow and John Dickenshis family was sent to prison while he worked at the

Warren's Blacking FactoryThe Warren's Blacking Factory inspired Dickens to write

„David Copperfield“ and „Great Expectations“

Maria Beadnell and Dickenshad a relationshipInspired Dickens to create

a character named Flora Finching in „Little Dorrit“

1833 was able to get his first story„A Dinner at Poplar Walk“, published in the London periodical, Monthly Magazine.

In 1834 Charles Dickens adopted pseudonym „Boz“

John Dickens >>the original of Mr. Micawber(„David Copperfield“)

Elizabeth Dickens>>the original Mrs. Nickleby („Nicholas Nickelby“)

In 1835 he met and became engaged to Catherine Hogarth. Mary Hogarth

In 1836 „the Scetches of Boz“ were published

John Forster- his closest friend and first biographer

In 1836-37 „The Pickwick Papers“ was published

In 1842 Dickens made his first trip to America

In 1844-45 he lived in Italy, Switzerland and Paris.

From 1841 to 1860, Charles wrote famous novels as: “David Copperfield”, “Bleak House” and “A Tale of Two Cities”, “Great Expectations“

lecturing tours in Britain and the United States in 1858-68

In 1868-1869 Dickens arranged public „Farewell readings“, where he presented his novels + 12 last readings in 1870

the last reading took place at St. James's Hall in London.( he read “A Christmas Carol” and “The Trial from Pickwick”)

on 9 June Charles Dickens died, after having another mild stroke

he was buried in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey

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