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Charles Dickens Charles Dickens is one of the most well known authors in all of English history. He was born on February 7th, 1812 into a family of good fortune. Charles' early years were pretty easy - until he reached the age of twelve, when his father was imprisoned for debt. When that happened he was sent away to work at a blacking factory far away from his family and home. He felt betrayed and lonely, which are themes that take the focus in many of his stories.

As an adult, Dickens was very successful, becoming one of the first real celebrities, so to speak, because he was well known all over London and was even famous in America. He started his career as a reporter, submitting sketches to all different press outlets. This resulted in his book //Sketches by Boz//. After that he promoted himself and became a journalist where he wrote articles, and at age 21 he became a parliamentary journalist for //The Morning Chronicle//. Then at age 24 his first novel, //The Pickwick Papers// was published. That same year he married his wife Catherine, with whom he eventually had ten children.

By the end of his career, Dickens had written dozens of novels and short stories, including classics like //A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations,// and //A Tale of Two Cities.// Many of his stories contained themes he dealt with in childhood - like abandonment, philosophy, and psychology. Dickens also toured the world with his wife lecturing and giving speeches and lectures about a variety of topics.

Charles Dickens is famous in England and around the world for his novels and other writing. Much of his inspiration was gathered from long walks he took through London looking for new things to write about. With his keen observational skills, he saw things others didn’t and made them into a story. Like so many famous authors and artists before and after him, when Charles Dickens died, he was buried in Westminster Abbey's Poet's Corner. This honor is reserved for the best writers and performers in England, a distinction Charles Dickens certainly earned.