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Charles Dickens
- 2. Charles Dickens wasborn February 2, 1812 in Portsmouth, England.
- 3. Charles Dickens diedon June 9, 1870. An epitaph at his funeral "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, June 9, 1870, at the age of 58. He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world."
- 4. As reported inCharles Dickens obituary, his last words were alleged to have been – “Be natural my children. For the writer that is natural has fulfilled all the rules of art.”
- 5. Charles Dickens marriedCatherine Hogarth Dickens on April 2, 1836.
- 6. Charles Dickens marriedCatherine Hogarth Dickens on April 2, 1836. Together, they had 10 children.
- 7. • The Pickwick Papers – 1836 • Oliver Twist – 1837 • Nicholas Nickelby – 1838 • The Old Curiosity Shop - 1840
- 8. • The Pickwick Papers – • Martin Chuzzlewit – 1836 1843 • Oliver Twist – 1837 • Dombey and Son – • Nicholas Nickelby – 1846 1838 • David Copperfield – • The Old Curiosity 1849 Shop - 1840 • Bleak House - 1852
- 9. • Hard Times – 1854 • Little Dorrit – 1855 • A Tale of Two Cities – 1859 • Great Expectations - 1860
- 10. • Hard Times – 1854 • Our Mutual Friend – • Little Dorrit – 1855 1864 • A Tale of Two Cities – • The Mystery of Edwin 1859 Prood - 1870 • Great Expectations - 1860
- 11. Charles Dickens firstnovel was The Pickwick Papers.
- 12. The Mystery ofEdwin Prood is the final novel by Charles Dickens. The novel was left unfinished at the time of Dickens’ death, and was intended ending for it remains unknown.
- 13. In Charles Dickens'day, awards were more commonly given for practical purposes. If he had made inventions or created new ways to produce machinery, he would have most likely won a few. However, awards for art, literature, or other creative achievements were about non existent. There have been plays, musicals, and movies that have received awards since that time, but Charles Dickens himself never received any awards.
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