The Industrial Revolution, which started in the late 18th Century and continued well into the 19th, brought automation and mechanization to England and with it, riots and burnings, even murders of factory owners and inventors. But you can't unblow the horn or as Thomas Hardy says, "Unsight the seen."
Charles Dickens was born February 7, 1812 in Landport, Portsmouth, England; and died June 9, 1870 in Gad's Hill Place, Higham, Kent, England.
As an adult, Dickens lived in and around London; he was living at Gad's Hill Place when he died 9 June 1870.
A Tale of Two Cities.
He was born in Portsmouth on 7 February 1812. He died at Gad's Hill Place near London on 9 June 1870 at the age of 58.
The French Revolution was taking place in 1789. This was the beginning of the revolution, which lasted for 10 more years.
England
By the gravity of the sun.
Charles Dickens' adult home was called Gad's Hill Place, located in Higham, Kent, England. He purchased the house in 1856 and lived there until his death in 1870.
Charles Dickens' stories take place primarily in 19th century England, with notable settings including London, the industrial town of Coketown in "Hard Times," and the marshlands of Kent in "Great Expectations."
England had quite the impact on a revolution that took place quite a distance from their borders. England's role in the Russian revolution was family based. The English King George was cousins with the Russian Czar Nicholas II.
Charles Dickens' adult home was called Gad's Hill Place, located in Higham, Kent, England. He purchased the house in 1856 and it served as his country residence until his death in 1870.
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