2. BIOGRAPHY
Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 in the
city of Portsmouth, son of John Dickens and
Elizabeth Barrow. His mother was middle
class and his father always dragged debts.
Charles received no education until the age of
nine, with this age, he studied in a school . he
spent time away from home, reading
voraciously, he read Henry Fielding's Tom
Jones. This would be his favorite writer. I also
read adventure stories like Robinson Crusoe
and Don Quixote.
4. BIOGRAPHY
Her life changed profoundly when his father was
reported for non-payment of debt and imprisoned in
the prison. Most of the family moved to live with
Mr. Dickens to jail, then possibility provided by
law. Charles was welcomed into a home.
In 1834 the Morning Chronicle hired him as a
political journalist. In 1836 he married Catherine
Thompson Hogarth (1816-1879) and established his
residence in Bloomsbury. They had ten children.
6. BIOGRAPHY
In 1836 he accepted the job of editor of Bentley's
Miscellany, which continue until 1839. In 1842, he
traveled with his wife to the United States, which
briefly described American Travel Notes. Dickens's
books were popular in their day and were widely
read. In 1856, his popularity allowed him to buy
Gad's Hill Place.Where he died on June 9, 1870 with
50 years.
8. PLAYS
He published in installments The Posthumous Papers
of the Pickwick Club. His next work was also
serialized, Oliver Twist .
Thanks to his published works , Dickens won great
prestige and He published A Christmas Carol.
9. PLAYS
He founded the weekly Household Words, where he
spread plays of little known writers and there he
published two of his finest works: Bleak House and
Hard Times.
10. PLAYS
His big best seller was David Copperfield, which he sold up to
100,000 copies in little time. It was also the first writer to use the
word detective novels.
Dickens began a series of trips to Europe where he met Alexandre
Dumas and Jules Verne. On his return to England, organized
plays, and founded the Daily News.
12. OLIVER TWIST
Oliver Twist is an orphan that is taked to a boarding school.
A familyadopt him but is treated badly and he runs away and
travels to London. There he lives in a house where there are
more children in this house you can live from stealing in the
market, where an old man, Fagin, who's boss.
13. Then, in an attempted robbery he is arrested but the man,
Mr.Brownlow, that he tried to steal, adopt him. Oliver very
happy but the boss, Fagin and his friend, Bill, kidnapped
him to he not say anything to the police.
After the maid's friend say it to Mr.Brownlow but Bill found
out and killed her.
All the children, Fagin and Bill were hidden because
Mr.Brownlow reported them to the police, but they were
discovered by Bill's dog.
Finally everyone's were caught, Bill accidentally hangs
himself and Oliver lived a happy life with Mr.Brownlow.
