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Essay Archive - The Life of Charles Dickens
The Life of Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was a nineteenth-century novelist who was and still is
very popular. He was born in Landport, a region of Portsmouth, on February 7,
Charles Dickens was the son of John Dickens and Elizabeth Barrow. John
Dickens was a minor government official who worked in the Navy Pay Office.
Through his work there, he met Elizabeth and eventually married her. By 1821,
when Charles was four months old, John Dickens could no longer afford the rent
on his house. John Dickens loved to entertain his friends with drinks and
conversation. Throughout his life, he was ....
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