Charles Dickens and His Novels

Charles Dickens hold the deep grounded fame in the area of classic novels. British Nobelist Dickens has written numerous books like Oliver Twist,The Christmas Carol, David Copperfield which are still loved by the readers.

Charles Dickens was born on 1812 feb 7th as the second of eight children to the naval clerk John Dickens and Elizabeth Barrow  in England.Because of poor family background and father being imprisoned for debt Dickens had to drop from his school and 12 and started his first job at boot blacking factory. later his father paid off the debt and he rejoined the school however his education could not continue further and he had to once again leave school to work to support his family. 

Within a year of being hired, Dickens began freelance reporting at the law courts of London. Just a few years later, he was reporting for two major London newspapers. In 1833, he began submitting sketches to various magazines and newspapers under the pseudonym “Boz.” In 1836, his clippings were published in his first book, Sketches by Boz. Dickens’ first success was the kick start towards Dickens's career as writer.

Later after becoming the publisher of the magazine Bentley’s Miscellany. In it he started publishing his first novel, Oliver Twist, which follows the life of an orphan living in the streets. The story comes from Dickens's own experience about how he felt during childhood. Dickens continued showcasing Oliver Twist in the magazines he later edited, including Household Words and All the Year Round, the latter of which he founded. The novel was extremely well received in both England and America.

This way with several ups and downs in this life Charles Dickens continued to work as writer. he penned  the books like American notes for general circulation,The Life and Adventure of Martin Chuzzlewit, A Christmas Carol.

In his later life Dickens worked of pictures from Italy,Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son. From 1849 to 1850, Dickens worked on David Copperfield, the first work of its kind; no one had ever written a novel that simply followed a character through his everyday life. In writing it, Dickens tapped into his own personal experiences, from his difficult childhood to his work as a journalist. Although David Copperfield is not considered Dickens’ best work, it was his personal favorite. It also helped define the public’s expectations of a Dickensian novel.

In 1859 Dickens published A Tale of Two Cities, a historical novel that takes place during the French Revolution. He published it in a periodical he founded, All the Year Round. His next novel,Great Expectations (1860-1861), focuses on the protagonist’s lifelong journey of moral development. It is widely considered his greatest literary accomplishment. A few years later, Dickens produced Our Mutual Friend, a novel that analyzes the psychological impact of wealth on London society.

In 1865, Dickens was in a train accident and never fully recovered. On June 9, 1870, Dickens had a stroke and, at age 58, died at Gad’s Hill Place, his country home in Kent, England. He was buried in Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey, Scottish satirical writer Thomas Carlyle stated this death as“an event worldwide, a unique of talents suddenly extinct.” At the time of Dickens’ death, his final novel The Mystery OF Edwin Drood was still in progress which was left unfinished after his death.