The biography of Charles John
Huffman Dickens
born on 7 February, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
the son of Elizabeth née Barrow and John Dickens
his family was sent to prison while he worked at the Warren's Blacking
Factory
The Warren's Blacking Factory inspired Dickens to write „David
Copperfield“ and „Great Expectations“
Maria Beadnell and Dickens
had a relationship
Inspired Dickens to create
a character named Flora
Finching in „Little Dorrit“
1833 was able to get his first story
„A Dinner at Poplar Walk“, published in the London
periodical, Monthly Magazine.
In 1834 Charles Dickens adopted pseudonym „Boz“
John Dickens >>the original of Mr.
Micawber(„David Copperfield“)
Elizabeth Dickens>>the original Mrs. Nickleby
(„Nicholas Nickelby“)
In 1835 he
met and
became
engaged to
Catherine
Hogarth.
Mary Hogarth
In 1836 „the Scetches of Boz“ were published
John Forster- his closest friend and first biographer
In 1836-37 „The Pickwick Papers“ was published
In 1842 Dickens made his first trip to America
In 1844-45 he lived in Italy, Switzerland and Paris.
From 1841 to 1860, Charles wrote famous novels as: “David
Copperfield”, “Bleak House” and “A Tale of Two Cities”, “Great
Expectations“
lecturing tours in Britain and the United States in 1858-68
In 1868-1869 Dickens arranged public „Farewell readings“,
where he presented his novels + 12 last readings in 1870
the last reading took place at St. James's Hall in London.( he
read “A Christmas Carol” and “The Trial from Pickwick”)
on 9 June Charles Dickens died, after having
another mild stroke
he was buried in the Poets' Corner of
Westminster Abbey
Thank You!