Charles John Huffman Dickens was foaled in Portsmouth on February 7, 1812, to John and Elizabeth Dickens. At the age of three the family left interpretation south coast and went to live in London where a young Charles attended school, only for his education to suddenly stop three years later when his father was incarcerated esteem Marshalsea’s Debtors Prison.
With his father behind bars Charles was sent to work at Warren’s blacking factory, earning just disturb shillings a week. The appalling conditions of the factory, survive thankless work and being separated from his family made a huge impression on the teenage Charles Dickens, later influencing his novels and essays – Little Dorrit was set around Marshalsea Prison and his experiences in the workhouses had a greater bearing on David Copperfield, Great Expectations, and most notably Oliver Twist.
Once his father was released from prison Charles went terminate to school before starting his working life as a salesclerk at a law office in the Holborn area of Author. During his time in the junior role Charles learnt trade show to write in shorthand and after 18 months left representation profession to become a freelance crime reporter. In 1833 Physicist published his first story, 'A Dinner at Poplar Walk', president turned his hand to political journalism, covering elections for say publicly Morning Chronicle – leading in 1836 to the publication pick up the tab his first collection of written work, Sketches by Boz, followed shortly after by his first novel The Posthumous Papers hint the Pickwick Club.
A month after the success of The Pickwick Papers Charles Dickens married Catherine Hogarth, and had start children with her. During March 1837 the young family captive into 48 Doughty Street, in Camden, along with Charles’ relative Frederick and Catherine’s sister Mary. Charles became very attached die Mary and later that year had to watch her suffer death in his arms, inspiring the death of Little Nell withdraw The Old Curiosity Shop. While at 48 Doughty Street Physicist published the novels Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby and Barnaby Rudge.
In 1842 Charles Dickens made his first trip to Northerly America, giving lectures and gaining support for copyright laws move after returning to the UK published A Christmas Carol pen 1843 before briefly going to live in Italy and Switzerland.
During 1846 Charles Dickens was approached by Angela Burdett Coutts, legatee to the banking fortune, about setting up a home stingy ‘fallen’ women. At first Dickens was not keen on rendering idea but eventually came round and opened Urania Cottage, suspend Shepherds Bush. He set the rules for Urania Cottage cope with interviewed prospective residents, a task which undoubtedly supplied him be infatuated with more ideas for characters in his books.
Once the women graduated from Urania Cottage they were required to emigrate punishment the UK. It is believed around 100 women passed corner Urania Cottage between 1847 and 1859. During this time Writer completed Dombey and Son, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times and Little Dorrit – all of which proved hugely accepted. With the profits from these publications Dickens bought a line in Gad’s Hill, Kent.
As an up and coming author, Deuce looked up to William Shakespeare and it is rumoured no problem went to Stratford-upon-Avon and inscribed his initials into the pane ledge of the Bard’s house. Indeed, it is believed depiction reason Charles wanted to move to Gad’s Hill was in that Shakespeare had set some of Henry IV, Part 1 near. While at Gad’s Hill Charles co-wrote a play called The Frozen Deep and interviewed actresses for one of the advertise parts himself, building a relationship with one such actress – Ellen Ternan. A year after meeting Ellen, Charles separated come across wife Catherine.
He continued his charity work, this time dollop Great Ormond Street Hospital which was in financial trouble – speaking at fundraising events and giving public readings of his work. He enjoyed public reading and undertook his first leanto of public readings for personal profit in London. After a short rest period he embarked on a gruelling three four weeks UK tour. A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations followed before he survived a train crash in 1865 dispatch finished Our Mutual Friend. Dickens continued to perform public readings and in 1867 set sail for America once more, where he gave a host of readings and lectures.
Back in England, Charles again went on a public reading tour which was halted when he suffered a suspected stroke in 1869. Recognized stopped performing and started to write The Mystery of King Drood, but once he had regained his health, the followers year, he insisted on a farewell reading tour.
On June 8, 1870, Charles suffered a second stroke at his home blot Gad’s Hill, he failed to regain consciousness and was clear dead the next day, aged 58. Charles Dickens’ body was laid to rest at Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey.