Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens is one of the most famous of all English writers. He was born on February 7, 1812 in a Shabby little house in Portsea, on the South Coast of English.His father was an underpaid civilian clerk to the Navy and the family was always poor,always in debt.Charles was taken out of school when he was 11, since there was no money to pay the fees.
When his father went to prison for not repaying debts,the 12 year old boy had to work in a factory ,working 12 hours a day , Charles Dickens earned a pound a week.The miseries and Hardships of his childhood are described in his novel David Copperfield,whose early chapters are largely his own story.
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