"Throughout our life, our worst weaknesses and meannesses are usually committed for the sake of the people we most despise."- Charles Dickens, Great Expectations.
Charles John Huffam Dickens was born February 7, 1812, in Ports Mouth, on the southern coast of England. Charles was the second of eight children. During his early years his family moved to Chatham, at this time was the happiest time for Dickens and he refers to this time alot in his novels. Charles and his siblings were free to roam the country side and they enjoyed life there. Charles and his family lived in Chatham from 1817-1822. From 1822 to 1860 he lived in London, after which he moved there for good in a quiet, majestic, country cottage in the beautiful lands of Glads Hill, …show more content…
This is where he got his first taste of journalism and fell in love with it immediately. In 1833, he began submitting sketches to various magazines and newspapers under the pseudonym “Boz.” Dickens was also passionate about theater, Dickens almost pursued the career of an actor In 1833, but decide to stick with his first true passion and began writing again. He began sending short stories and descriptive essays to small magazines and newspapers. To Dickens surprise, these writings attracted attention and were published in 1836 under the name, Sketches by "Boz".In 1836, his clippings were published in his first book, Sketches by Boz. It became a pretty big deal and caught the eye of many. Dickens’ first success even caught the eye of the lovely Catherine Hogarth, whom he soon married. Catherine was the eldest daughter of a well respected journalist, George Hogorth. Catherine gave Charles ten children before they separated in 1858. Around the same time of his separation, he was offered a small job of writing the text for a pretty small comic strip, which he was privileged to have worked with a well know artist. After about …show more content…
He was said to be the best after dinner speaker of the age. People genuinely enjoyed Dickens company and he also was credited with being the best reporter on the London press. He also was even given the title the best amateur actor on the stage. As for his private life, he loved his family and tried to spend as much time with them as he could. Dickens was also a proud householder; he once even wrote a cookbook. To his children he was a great father, until their adolescence, where their lives proved less happy, Dickens wasn't around much as his children began to grow up, but he tried his best for how busy and popular he truly was at the time. Besides periods in Italy between the time of 1844-1845, Switzerland and France between 1846-1847, he mainly lived in London, and moved from house to larger house as his family grew larger and larger. He became familiarized with may popular authors and journalists and entertained them regularly at his home. At this time Dickens became pretty popular with a lot of authors or entertainers. Though financially well off, he generally avoided high society, he hated to be idolized or patronized. He found it odd that people seen him as a "celebrity" and it actually made him very uncomfortable. Bust still was extremely proud of his work, and strived on improving it with every new venture, yet his work, never employed all of his
Charles John Huffam Dickens was born February 7, 1812, in Ports Mouth, on the southern coast of England. Charles was the second of eight children. During his early years his family moved to Chatham, at this time was the happiest time for Dickens and he refers to this time alot in his novels. Charles and his siblings were free to roam the country side and they enjoyed life there. Charles and his family lived in Chatham from 1817-1822. From 1822 to 1860 he lived in London, after which he moved there for good in a quiet, majestic, country cottage in the beautiful lands of Glads Hill, …show more content…
This is where he got his first taste of journalism and fell in love with it immediately. In 1833, he began submitting sketches to various magazines and newspapers under the pseudonym “Boz.” Dickens was also passionate about theater, Dickens almost pursued the career of an actor In 1833, but decide to stick with his first true passion and began writing again. He began sending short stories and descriptive essays to small magazines and newspapers. To Dickens surprise, these writings attracted attention and were published in 1836 under the name, Sketches by "Boz".In 1836, his clippings were published in his first book, Sketches by Boz. It became a pretty big deal and caught the eye of many. Dickens’ first success even caught the eye of the lovely Catherine Hogarth, whom he soon married. Catherine was the eldest daughter of a well respected journalist, George Hogorth. Catherine gave Charles ten children before they separated in 1858. Around the same time of his separation, he was offered a small job of writing the text for a pretty small comic strip, which he was privileged to have worked with a well know artist. After about …show more content…
He was said to be the best after dinner speaker of the age. People genuinely enjoyed Dickens company and he also was credited with being the best reporter on the London press. He also was even given the title the best amateur actor on the stage. As for his private life, he loved his family and tried to spend as much time with them as he could. Dickens was also a proud householder; he once even wrote a cookbook. To his children he was a great father, until their adolescence, where their lives proved less happy, Dickens wasn't around much as his children began to grow up, but he tried his best for how busy and popular he truly was at the time. Besides periods in Italy between the time of 1844-1845, Switzerland and France between 1846-1847, he mainly lived in London, and moved from house to larger house as his family grew larger and larger. He became familiarized with may popular authors and journalists and entertained them regularly at his home. At this time Dickens became pretty popular with a lot of authors or entertainers. Though financially well off, he generally avoided high society, he hated to be idolized or patronized. He found it odd that people seen him as a "celebrity" and it actually made him very uncomfortable. Bust still was extremely proud of his work, and strived on improving it with every new venture, yet his work, never employed all of his