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Charles dickens was one of the most accomplished authors of the Victorian era


 * first source
 * 1) he was born on February 7th 1812 in the industrial age
 * 2) died of a stroke
 * 3) died in 1870
 * 4) most popular author of the Victorian era
 * 5) Dickens not only wrote novels that became classics of English literature in his lifetime; he transformed the methods of publishing fiction and thus changed the possibilities of authorship for his contemporaries and his successors.
 * 6) not much is known about his early life
 * 7) grew up in poverty and lower class
 * 8) At the age of twelve he was sent to a blacking factory to work for months
 * 9) he wrote 15 books, and short stories too
 * 10) responsible for some of English literature's most iconic characters
 * 11) He married Catherine Hogarth
 * 12) had 9 surviving children with Catherine
 * 13) Charles Dickens writings are characterized by attacks on social evils, injustice, and hypocrisy
 * 14) Dickens studied at Wellington House Academy, London
 * 15) From 1827 to 1828 he was a law office clerk
 * 16) he was a shorthand reporter at Doctor's Commons
 * 17) he wrote for the True Sun (1830-1832)
 * 18) wrote for theMirror of Parliament (1832-1834)
 * 19) he wrote for the the Morning Chronicle(1834-1836)
 * 20) He started writing his fiction short stories and books in 1833


 * second source
 * 1) he was influenced by Shakespeare
 * 2) his first short stories and essays first appeared in periodicals
 * 3) In the 1830s Dickens contributed to Monthly Magazine, and The Evening Chronicle and edited Bentley's Miscellany.
 * 4) A Dinner at Poplar Walk' was Dickens first published sketch in the Monthly magazine, in 1833
 * 5) In 1858 Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine separated
 * 6) Dickens created colorful characters in his writings.
 * 7) Using cliff hanger endings he was able to keep his readers interested in his stories
 * 8) He is known as well for exposing the wretchedness of the downtrodden, for his anger at their heartless oppression and for his contribution to the celebration of Christmas
 * 9) Literary style is a mixture of fantasy and realism
 * 10) he loved to employ incredible circumstances in his books
 * 11) Dickens loved the style of 18th century gothic romance
 * 12) Dickens loved children. He portrayed them with sympathy and understanding for them
 * 13) His writing style is florid and poetic, with a strong comedic touch.
 * 14) Had a personal understanding to all of his characters
 * 15) Edgar Allan Poe is said to be the only person who was ever able to predict the conclusion of the complex plots in Dickens’ novels.
 * 16) He is known as well for exposing the wretchedness of the downtrodden, for his anger at their heartless oppression and for his contribution to the celebration of Christmas
 * 17) An enormously successful author and performer of his own work, he was the conscience of Victorian England.
 * 18) Dickens became famous for his illustration of hardships of the working class, his detailed and evolved plots, and his humor
 * 19) A lot of his characters' names provide the reader with a hint as to the roles played to advance the storyline, for example Mr. Murdstone in his novel David Copperfield, is clearly the combination of "murder" and stony coldness
 * 20) He uses description, metaphors/similes, imagery, & personification to capture the character's personality and traits. Dickens' description of Mr. Jagger's office in the Great Expectations, he uses to illustrate Mr. Jagger's dark, dreary, & gloomy personality. The history of English literature, many writers use possessions to represent the person who owns them.
 * source three
 * 1) Dickens often created the episodes as they were being extended. His stories have a particular rhythm, shown by cliffhangers to keep readers looking forward to the next chapter
 * 2) Uses an appearance description to imply what the characters personality is
 * 3) Between 1868 and 1869, Dickens gave a series of "farewell readings" in England, Scotland, and Ireland
 * 4) All of his kids idolized him
 * 5) Dickens's works have been continuously popular since their publication
 * 6) He had a large, loving mind and the strongest sympathy with the poorer classes
 * 7) Dickens wrote many poems too
 * 8) his father was in prison
 * 9) He was English
 * 10) A Christmas Carol published (19 December).
 * 11) had 7 brothers and sisters
 * 12) big contribution to classic literature
 * 13) began as a journalist
 * 14) after three years of working in a factory he returned to school
 * 15) He was buried in Westminster Abbey
 * 16) He edited a lot of peoples essays and stories
 * 17) When he was born there family was in bad dept
 * 18) He added much detail to all of his books
 * 19) One of his most important novels is “A tale of two cities” (1859)
 * 20) In a Christmas Carole Dickens uses music and mysterious ghosts to bring to bring an old miser the message of Christmas
 * source four
 * 1) The author worked closely with his illustrators informing them with summaries of his work at the outset and ensuring that his characters and settings were how he envisioned them.
 * 2) he was buried at the poets corner
 * 3) He wrote many books on Christmas
 * 4) He wrote 15 major novels
 * 5) there are many Charles dickens museums
 * 6) he was sick as a child
 * 7) many of his novels were made into, plays, and movies
 * 8) his most amusing sketch was sketches by boz
 * 9) he died at the age of 58
 * 10) In his novels Dickens focused on the social and economic problems of his time