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He was born in Portsmouth, England.
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He moved to London.
John Dickens, his father, is transferred to London, and the family moves there. -
He enrolled at Wellington House Academy.
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He started Journalism career.
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He married Catherine Hogarth
Born in Edinburgh in Scotland in 1815, Catherine came to England with her family in 1824. She was the eldest daughter of 10 children of George Hogarth, a journalist for the Edinburgh Courant, later becoming a writer and music critic for the Morning Chronicle where Dickens was a young journalist and later the editor of the Evening Chronicle. They became engaged in 1835 and were married on 2 April 1836 in St Luke's Church, Chelsea. They had ten children. -
His first child was born.
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He had 10 children.
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Publication of "Oliver Twist ".
This novel is notable for Dickens's unromantic portrayal of criminals and their sordid lives, as well as exposing the cruel treatment of the many orphans in London in the mid–nineteenth century. -
"A Christmas Carol" was published.
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The book was written at a time when the British were examining and exploring Christmas traditions from the past as well as new customs such as Christmas cards and Christmas trees. -
He wrote "David Copperfield".
It is probably the most autobiographical of his novels. -
"Bleak House" was published.
It was first published as a serial between March 1852 and September 1853, and is considered to be one of Dickens' finest novels. -
"Hard Times" was published.
It was his tenth novel. The book appraises English society and highlights the social and economic pressures of the times. -
"A Tale of Two Cities " was published.
Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. -
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"All the year round" literary magazine.
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"Our Mutual Friend" was published.
It is the last novel completed by Charles Dickens and is one of his most sophisticated works, combining psychological insight with social analysis. -
He died in Rochester.
Charles Dickens died at the age of 58 after spending the day working on his novel "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". -
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Charles Dickens eldest son edited this magazine.
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Buried in Westminster Abbey
Contrary to his wish to be buried atRochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey.
