The Extraordinary Life of Charles Dickens

Planning  A Biography about Charles Dickens

Early Life                              

Charles John Huffam Dickens was born in the year 1812 on February the 7th in Landport, Portsmouth, England. His mother and Father’s names were Elizabeth Burrow and John Dickens. His father works as a clerk and dreams about becoming rich but they were poor but lived a content life even though they didn’t have much. His mother, Elizabeth, works as a school teacher and school director. He had seven siblings. There were Alfred Lamert Dickens, Frederick Dickens, Augustus Dickens, Harriet Dickens, Frances Dickens and Letitia Dickens. He was the second child of the seven children. In the year 1816 when young Charles was four years of age, his parents moved his brothers and sisters to Chatham, Kent, where they would run and explore the countryside. Charles favourite thing to do was to go outside most of his time.

Education

When Charles Dickens was 12 years of age, his father had to be arrested for debt. Because his father had to go to jail, he had to work at a boot-blacking factory near the river Thames. His family had trouble with poverty. His family moved to a boarding house (which I couldn’t find the name of the house). But in the year 1824, when he was thirteen, he got back to his college Wellington House Academy.  

Other Important Facts

When Charles was working at a factory Boot-Blacking, he had earned six shillings a week For cleaning fireplaces.It was the only place he could find to help his family from poverty, for those days it was hard. In the year 1827, when Charles was fifteen, he had to drop of school and work as an Office Boy to help his family. As it turned out, it was an early start for his writing career. The first book he ever published was The Pickwick Papers’ his sketches by Boz a collection of written pieces.

Adult Life and his Qualities

When Charles was twenty years old in the year 1832, he was energetic and confident. He always wanted to be in theatres. He wanted fame. He took an audition at Covent Garden. Where the fine manager George Bartley and the actor Charles Kemble were to see him. He wanted to audition as a comedian doing Charles Matthews, but he missed the audition because he had a cold and wasn’t well. So then he decided he would start as a writer for his career. Most of his life Charles Dickens has written so many novels or books in his time. He was a genius. He wrote  A  Christmas Carol. Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickleby, Hard Times, David Copperfield and many more. Even
a history book called A Tale of Two Cities. It was about the revolution of France. The story about England and France.  

So his qualities are:

He was a genius - because he written so many novels and inspired so many people

He was Confident- because he wanted to perform in theaters

Energetic- because he wanted to be a comedian and show the manager and actor but unfortunately got the cold.

Something that Amazes me about my Author

Charles Dickens had not won any awards but  when he wrote his novels, he was the most popular celebrity that was well paid. I had a favourite quote of Charles Dickens. The quote is  “The most important thing in life is to stop saying I wish and start saying I will”.  That amazed me. I tried to know what that meant. I think it means that you can do it. If you want to be an author or a musician or anything, you don’t wish it but believe you can do it. If you can dream it, you can do it. For mistakes is when you learn. You start learning about the world. The world is hiding waiting to be discovered. Just stop saying I wish and start saying I will. I will do it. Charles Dickens has inspired me with his books. His good English writing and his characters. I always loved his book the Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist. Because it gives me emotions. Like when I cry or laugh or get a bit into the book. All the authors I read are very good. Especially Kenneth Graham with ‘The Wind in the Willows”. Or Margaret Mitchell with “Gone with the Wind”. But Charles Dickens will always be my favourite in my 'Favourite Author List'. For his classics are still in the library today or even in book stores. For classic books are the ones to keep and love and treasure.

Charles Dickens died on June the 9th 1870 at the age of 58 of a stroke in Kent. His books will never be forgotten for I know some or most of us will keep them.

At school I had to write a biography about my author Charles Dickens. I wanted to do him because he inspired me a lot of things. His quote, his books his achievements except he didn't get an award but was well paid. I love doing a biography about him. Because I get to learn about him more.