Charles Dickens is a famous British novelist, born on Friday, February 7, 1812, in Portsea
England, to John Dickens, a clerk in the navy pay office, and Elizabeth Dickens. Charles Dickens
was the second of eight children. As a child, Dickens attended school in Chatham, London.
Dickens found many of his inspirations in his own father's library. Dickens was the author of many
great works including books such as David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Little
Dorrit, and many others. Dickens was most often known as a well-acclaimed novelist. Dickens
married Catherine Hogarth and had ten children. Dickens had notable success with novels such as
Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities. However, Dickens suffered setbacks and
disappointment upon his father's two arrests for debt and his parents death, among other things.
Dickens received world-wide acclaim with his public reading of his works in Paris and London.
Dickens style was influenced by the guidance of his father in his early years. Dickens was also
influenced by wandering the streets of London, being exposed to the dockyards, convicts, and the
drab sections of the city that were inhabited by the poor.
Dickens was born at 387 Mile End Road, in Portsea, England, on February 7, 1812.
Dickens is the son of John Dickens, a clerk in the navy pay office, and Elizabeth Dickens
(Hardwick 191). Dickens was the second of eight children (Cournos 42). Frances Elizabeth
Dickens, born in 1810 and died in 1848, is Dickens eldest sister. Alfred Dickens, born in 1813, is
Dickens first brother. Alfred Dickens died in infancy. Dickens second sister, Letita Mary
Dickens, was born in 1816 and died in 1893. Harriet Ellen Dickens, born in August of 1819, is
Dickens third sister. Harriet Ellen Dickens died in infancy. Frederick William Dickens, born in
1820 and died in 1868, is Dickens second brother. Alfred Lambert Dickens, Charles D...