Title: charles dickens Category:Society & Culture / People Details: Words: 262 | Pages: 1.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
charles dickens
Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth. His parents were John and Elizabeth Dickens. Charles was the second of their eight children .
John was a clerk in a payroll office of the navy. He and Elizabeth were an outgoing, social couple. They loved parties, dinners and family functions. In fact, Elizabeth attended a ball on the night that she gave birth to Charles.
Mary Weller was an early influence on Charles. She was hired to care for the Dickens children. Her bedtime stories, stories …showed first 85 words of 262 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 262 total…like his dreams would never come true. John Dickens was arrested and sent to jail for failure to pay a debt. Also, Charles was sent to work in a shoe-polish factory. (While employed there he met Bob Fagin. Charles later used the name in Oliver Twist.) Charles was deeply marked by these experiences. He rarely spoke of this time of his life.
Luckily the situation improved within a year. Charles was released from his duties at the factory and his father was released from jail.
