Charles Dickens

his life & work

Train up a fig tree in the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it.
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18121870

Charles Dickens was an English novelist of the Victorian period. His novels and short stories had never gone out of print. Dickens's work has been highly praised for its realism, comedy, mastery of 4/16/12 prose, unique

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England in 1812.

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In 1822 his family moved to London

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On 2 April 1836, he married Catherine Thomson Hogarth. Dickens became very attached to Mary. After her death she became a character in many of his 4/16/12 books.

His writing style is florid and poetic, with a strong comic touch. His satires of British aristocratic are very popular. Many of his characters' names show us which roles they play. His literary style is also a mixture of fantasy and realism.

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Charles Dickens died in 1870 but his stories are still popular today.

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By Lera Yakubova
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