What Was Charles Dickens Top Ten Books?

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Answer 2

Some of Charles Dickens' most popular and well-known books include "Great Expectations," "A Tale of Two Cities," "Oliver Twist," "David Copperfield," "Bleak House," "Hard Times," "A Christmas Carol," "Little Dorrit," "Nicholas Nickleby," and "The Pickwick Papers."

Answer 3

# 1824: He was sent to work at a blacking (shoe polish) factory when he was 12. A few weeks later, his father was imprisoned for debt. # 1833: His heart was broken by Maria Beadnell, who rejected him for another suitor. # 1857: He met Ellen Ternan, an actress, and as a result, left his wife.

Answer 4

Feb 7, 1812

Charles Dickens BornCharles John Huffam Dickens is born in Portsmouth, England, the second child of John and Elizabeth Dickens.

Aug 1814

Loses Brother; Moves to LondonThe Dickens family's youngest child, a six-month-old boy named Alfred, dies of a brain inflammation. John Dickens is transferred to London, and the family moves there.

1821

Starts SchoolDickens enrolls in classes at a school next door to his family's home.

1823

Hard TimesOwing to John Dickens's numerous debts, he is unable to afford to send his son Charles back to school. His mother opens her own girls' school in an effort to earn more money for the family, but is unable to attract even a single student.

Feb 9, 1824

Starts WorkTwo days after his twelfth birthday, Charles Dickens starts a job labeling jars of shoe polish in a factory.

Feb 23, 1824

Father ImprisonedDespite a desperate attempt on behalf of his family to raise the money to keep him out of jail, John Dickens is committed to a debtor's prison for his failure to repay a debt of 40 pounds. The Dickens family pawns everything they own, Elizabeth Dickens and the four youngest children move in to John's prison cell. Charles takes a room at a boarding house, using his income from the boot-black factory to pay his room and board.

May 28, 1824

Father Released from PrisonAfter earning a small inheritance, John Dickens is able to negotiate with his creditors and secure his release from jail. The family moves into the boarding house where Charles had been living.

May 1824

Back to SchoolCharles enrolls at Wellington House Academy.

1826

Financial ProblemsAnother round of financial troubles forces Charles and his elder sister Fanny to withdraw from school. Soon after, the Dickens family is evicted from their London home.

Apr 1827

Law WorkCharles takes a job as a law clerk to bolster the family's income. He also starts spending time around London's theater - excuse us, theatre - district.

Oct 1828

Launches Journalism CareerDickens leaves his job at a law office to work as a freelance reporter. Over the next few years, he writes for several London newspapers.

1830

Falls in LoveDickens falls in love with a young woman named Maria Beadnell. Her well-to-do parents disapprove of the relationship and send her to school in Paris to keep her away from Dickens.

Apr 28, 1833

Stage PerformancesDickens, by now a major theater buff, stars in and also stage-manages three amateur plays. His three-year romance with Maria Beadnell ends a month later.

Nov 1833

PublishedDickens' first piece of writing, the short story "A Dinner at Poplar Walk," appears anonymously in Old Monthly Magazine. He publishes several more stories in the magazine over the next several months.

Sep 26, 1834

Street SketchesNoticing his talent for writing, Dickens's editor at the Morning Chronicle newspaper encourages him to write more observational pieces. He publishes the first of his "Street Sketches," vignettes of life in London.

Jan 1836

Sketches by Boz and The Pickwick PapersDickens begins publishing his Sketches by Boz, a collection of written pieces. The following month, he publishes the first installment of the serial novel The Pickwick Papers, which runs until November 1937.

Apr 2, 1836

MarriageDickens marries Catherine Hogarth, the daughter of a colleague at the Morning Chronicle.

1837

First Child BornThe couple's first child, a son named Charles but called "Charley," is born.

Jan 1837

Oliver TwistThe first installment of Dickens's serial novel Oliver Twistis published in Bentley's Miscellany, which Dickens now edits. It runs in 24 installments over two years.

1838

Second Child BornThe couple's daughter, Mamie Dickens, is born.

1839

Daughter BornThe couple's third child, Kate, is born.

Feb 1839

Nicholas NicklebyDickens's serial novel highlighting the miserable conditions in schools for poor children begins publication.

1840

The Old Curiosity ShopDickens begins another serial novel in the magazine Master Humphrey's Clock, which he edits.

1841

Son BornThe fourth Dickens child, a son named Walter, is born. Dickens leaves the editor position at Master Humphrey's Clock.

1843

Two Famous NovelsDickens publishes two novels this year: The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit and A Christmas Carol. The latter is the well-known Christmas tale that turns out to be one of his most beloved stories.

1844

Fifth Child BornThe couple's son, Francis, is born while the Dickens family is living abroad in Genoa, Italy.

1845

Sixth Child BornCatherine Dickens gives birth to the couple's sixth child, a son named Alfred Tennyson Dickens. The poet Lord Alfred Tennyson is the baby's namesake and godfather. Dickens also begins performing this year with his own theater company.

Sep 1846

Dombey and SonDickens begins serializing the novel Dombey and Son.

1847

Seventh Child BornThe Dickens have their seventh child, son Sydney.

1849

Eighth Child BornSon Henry Fielding Dickens is born.

Apr 1849

David CopperfieldDickens begins serializing David Copperfield, the most autobiographical of his novels.

1850

Ninth Child BornCatherine Dickens gives birth to a daughter, Dora.

1851

A Tragic YearThe Dickens family suffers numerous hardships this year. Catherine endures a nervous breakdown. Charles's father, John, dies. Sadly, the couple's nine-month-old daughter, Dora, dies as well.

1852

Tenth Child BornThe couple has their tenth (and final) child: a son named Edward. Dickens also begins writing the novel Bleak House.

1854

Hard TimesDickens' novel about the dark side of the Industrial Revolution is serialized in Household Words magazine.

1857

Meets Nelly TernanDickens meets the actress Ellen "Nelly" Ternan, who is working on a production of one of his plays. They begin a romantic relationship that lasts for the rest of Dickens's life. Dickens and his wife Catherine agree to separate the following year.

Nov 1857

Little DorritSerialization begins of Little Dorrit, a novel about the consequences of debt.

Mar 1859

A Tale of Two CitiesThe first installment of Dickens's novel set amid the French Revolution appears in the magazine All the Year Round. (Spoiler alert! The two cities are London and Paris.) Dickens takes over editorship of All the Year Round, a position he holds for the rest of his life.

Nov 1860

Great ExpectationsThe first installment of Dickens's classic novel is published.

1863

Two LossesIn the same year, Dickens loses his mother, Elizabeth, as well as his fourth child, Walter, who is a soldier in Calcutta.

Oct 1865

Our Mutual FriendDickens completes work on Our Mutual Friend, the last novel he finishes before his death. He begins work on The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a mystery novel planned in twelve installments. He is only able to complete six installments.

Jun 9, 1870

Charles Dickens DiesCharles Dickens dies at the age of 58 after spending the day working on his novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood. He is buried in Poet's Corner at London's Westminster Abbey.

Answer 5

1 A Tale of Two Cities

2 Great Expectations

3 Oliver Twist

4 David Copperfield

5 Little Dorrit

6 Bleak House

7 A Christmas Carol (novella)

8 Nicholas Nickleby

9 Martin Chuzzlewit

10 Hard Times

Answer 6

his father going to debter's prison, which families were also allowed to go to. However Charles was to old and had to go to work instead in a shoe polishing factory. When his father and familiy was released from debters prison his father wanted to send him back to school but his mother forced him to continue working. As a result he painted mothers and mother figues within his stories in a negaive light,