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CHARLES DICKENS

1. Dicken for our time


Charles John Huffam Dickens  7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and
social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is
regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed
unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars
had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today
2. Difficulties for modern readers
3. Keep the reader guessing
4. The influence of the demise

5. Dicken’s early success


In 1832, at the age of 20, Dickens was energetic and increasingly self-confident. He
enjoyed mimicry and popular entertainment, lacked a clear, specific sense of what he
wanted to become, and yet knew he wanted fame. Drawn to the theatre – he became an
early member of the Garrick Club– he landed an acting audition at Covent Garden, where
the manager George Bartley and the actor Charles Kemble were to see him. Dickens
prepared meticulously and decided to imitate the comedian Charles Mathews, but
ultimately he missed the audition because of a cold. Before another opportunity arose, he
had set out on his career as a writer.
In 1833, Dickens submitted his first story, "A Dinner at Poplar Walk", to the London
periodical Monthly Magazine.

6. Trying to protect his property


On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work
on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness and, the next day, he died at Gads Hill
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Place. In his will, drafted more than a year before his death, Dickens left the care of his
£80,000 estate (£8,143,500 in 2021) to his long-time colleague John Forster and his "best
and truest friend" Georgina Hogarth who, along with Dickens's two sons, also received a
tax-free sum of £8,000 (equivalent to £814,000 in 2021). Although Dickens and his wife
had been separated for several years at the time of his death, he provided her with an
annual income of £600 (£61,100 in 2021) and made her similar allowances in his will. He
also bequeathed £19 19s (£2,000 in 2021) to each servant in his employment at the time of
his death.
7. Bring the books to life
The have been some works made from Charles Dickens’ novels. One of them is GREAT
EXPECTIATION – a film from Charles Dickens’ 13th Novel. This film is directed by Mike
Newell and star actors Jeremy Irvine, Helena Bonham Carter, Holliday Grainger, etc.

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