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Birth
Born Charles John Huffam Dickens, in Portsmouth -
Moved to Chatham, Kent
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Moved to Camden Town, London
Poor neighbourhood in London -
His father, John Dickens, was sent to jail
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Forced to work at a boot-polish factory
Earned six shillings a week -
Became an office boy
Contributed heavily towards being a writer -
Began freelance reporting
At the courts of london -
Began working for two newspapers
Sketches by Boz -
Made a book all about sketches by Boz
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Married Catherine Hogarth
Brood of 10 children -
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, was published
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Became Publisher of Bentley's Miscellany
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Started Publishing Oliver Twist
Monthly Instalments of Bentley's Miscellany -
Barnaby Rudge, was published
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The Old Curiousity Shop, was published
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Went for a tour of the United States
five month lecture tour -
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, was published
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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, was published
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Spent a year in Italy
Began taking pictures -
David Copperfield, was published
David Copperfield was Charles" favorite book of all time -
Bleak House, was published
Deals with the hypocrisy of Brithish society -
John Dickens, died
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Dickens' daughter died
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Couple separated
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A Tale of Two Cities, was published
Takes place in the French Revolution -
Great Expectations, was published
This book aims at the journey of moral development of the protagonist. It is also considered his greatest literary mission -
Set another United States Tour
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Death
Dickens passing was an event worldwide, and his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, was unfinished. He died of a stroke in Gad's Hill Place, in Kent, England.All the talents felt suddenly extinct, as thousands lay at the grave, sobbing. He lived for 58 years from 1812-1870