2. Bio
 Born February 7th, 1812 in Portsmouth, England
 Parents- John and Elizabeth Dickens
 Father was sent to debtors prison at age 12
 Charles was sent to live with family friend
 Worked in factory for the rest of his childhood

3. Writing Style
 Wrote during Victorian Period
 Wrote about middle and lower class society
 Used novels to show social and political views
 Wrote about many many life experiences, especially
during his childhood
 Characters were the essence of his stories

4. Some Famous Novels
 First rose to fame with the Pickwick Papers
published in 1837
 Pickwick Papers reflected his desire for a strong
father figure as a child
 Oliver Twist was published in 1838
 Brought attention to poor conditions of the
English workhouses and the orphan problem

5. Famous Novels (Cont.)
 A Christmas Carol published in 1843
 Influenced by Dickens childhood and strong desire
for family
 David Copperfield was published in 1850
 Most autobiographical book Dickens wrote

6. Works Cited
 Glancy, Ruth F. Student Companion To Charles Dickens. Greenwood Press, 1999. eBook Collection
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 Collins, Philip Arthur William. Charles Dickens : The Critical Heritage. Routledge, 2003. eBook Collection
(EBSCOhost). Web. 7 May 2012.
 Waters, Catherine. Dickens And The Politics Of The Family. Cambridge University Press, 1997. eBook Collection
(EBSCOhost). Web. 7 May 2012.
 Watkin, Amy S., and Harold Bloom. Bloom's How To Write About Charles Dickens. Bloom's Literary
Criticism, 2009. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 7 May 2012.
 Higbie, Robert. Dickens And Imagination. University Press of Florida, 1998. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web.
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 Dickens, Charles. Oliver Twist : Or, The Parish Boy's Progress. Alex Catalogue, 1996. eBook Collection
(EBSCOhost). Web. 7 May 2012.
 Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. Project Gutenberg, n.d. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 7 May 2012