Charles Dickens timeline

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  • Charles Dickens

    Charles Dickens
    Born 7th February of 1812 in Landport, Portsmouth
    he was an english writer. He created one of the most famous fiction characters and many people consider him the best novelist of victorian time.

  • 1822

    1822
    within 10 years he moved to London with his family

  • The Blacking factory

    The Blacking factory
    He started to work in a shoe factory , where he met the hard conditions of the humble people working. (much of his stories are based on this experience)

  • 1827

    After spending two years in a private school, he began working as a lawyer but he already aspired to be a journalist.

  • Dinner at Poplar Walk

    Dinner at Poplar Walk
    Dickens published his first story in a monthly magazine of December.

  • Catherine hogart

    Catherine hogart
    he got married to Catherine Hogart

  • sketches by boz

    sketches by boz
    Dickens published a series of sketchs entitled Sketches by Boz in 1836.

  • The Pickwick Papers

    The Pickwick Papers
    Dickens published his first novel in serial form, The Pickwick Papers.

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist
    The serial publication of all his novels created a special relationship with his audience.

  • 1842

    1842
    These first novels provided him with enormous popular success and gave him a certain renown among the upper and educated classes, for which he was received with great honors in the United States.

  • A Christmas carol

    A Christmas carol
    After the failure of his previous novel, he published one of his most famous stories, with which he regained public acceptance.

  • Martin Chuzzlewit

    Martin Chuzzlewit
    Published a novel that criticized the vices of the old world that was a total failure since it was outrageous to the United States

  • Divorce

    Divorce
    He had 10 children with his wife , but he had difficulties in his marriage and that led him to divorce.their divorce caused a controversy.
    the cause of his divorce was that he was dating a young actress, Ellen Teman.

  • 1867

    1867
    Charles started a tour in the united states. Many people recognized his work

  • Death

    Death
    On his last tour of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Dickens met the queen Elizabeth but on April 22, 1869 he suffered a mild stroke he collapse and h e began writing another novel.
    But one year later He death suddenly in June.