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Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
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His father, John Dickens was arrested for debt and sent to the Marshalsea prison. The family needed money and sent Charles to work in Warren’s Blacking Factory
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through connections made by his mother, he obtained a position at the law firm of Ellis and Blackmore. Dickens was a law clerk. His duties included keeping the petty cash fund, delivering documents, running errands and other sundry tasks.
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (commonly known as The Pickwick Papers) is the first novel by Charles Dickens.
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He married Catherine Thomson Hogarth (1816 – 1879), the daughter of George Hogarth, editor of the Evening Chronicle.
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The first installment of Dickens' serial novel Oliver Twist is published in Bentley's Miscellany, which Dickens now edits. It runs in 24 installments over two years.
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens.
The novel was left unfinished at the time of Dickens' death and thus how it might have ended remains unknown. -
Dickens suffered a stroke at his home, after a full day's work on Edwin Drood.
