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Charles Dickens life and works

  • Birth

    Birth
    Born in Portsmouth
  • London

    London
    He follows the family to London
  • Work

    Work
    Dickens was put to work in a blacking factory
  • Established in journalism

    Established in journalism
    Became a parliamentary reporter in 1831
  • The Pickwick Papers

    The Pickwick Papers
    "The Picwick Papers" was published
  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist
    "Oliver Twist" was published
  • Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby
    "Nicholas Nickleby" was published
  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol
    "A Christmas Carol" was published
  • Hard Times

    Hard Times
    "Hard Times" was published
  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities
    "A Tale of two cities" was published
  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations
    "Great Expectations" was published
  • Death

    Death
    Died at Gad's Hill on 9 June 1870. Buried in Westminster Abbey, London.