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His family was in debt, so he was sen off to work in a boot blacking factory. He needed to save money because his father was in jail. (he was bailing him out, with the money he earned working at the factory)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agowhen he was 12, he left school and worked in a factory because his dad was put in prison, but later that year his dad was let out so Charles went back to school. then he properly left school when he was 15. hope this helped!
Charles Dickens was approximately 15 years old when he left school to work in a London law office.
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∙ 9y agoCharles Dickens never actually completed his education. He was forced to leave the Wellington House Academy in 1826 due to financial problems at home.
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∙ 13y agoHis dad was imprisoned for debt so he was sent off to work at a factory at the age of 12
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∙ 14y agoWhen he was about 12 years old, his parents sent him to work in a blacking (shoe polish) factory, where he remained about 8 months. He returned to school after that.
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∙ 12y agoHe left school to be a bank clerk in a solicitors office
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How old was Charles dickens when he first went to school?
Charles Dickens was around nine years old when he first attended William Giles' School in Chatham, Kent.
What age did Charles Dickens go to William Giles's School?
Charles Dickens attended William Giles's School when he was around nine years old.
How old was Charles Dickens in 1821?
Dickens was 9 yrs. old.
How old was Charles Dickens when he moved to London?
Charles Dickens was 12 when they moved to London
How old was Charles Dickens when he first started school?
Charles Dickens first started school when he was 2 years old in the year of 1814.
How old was Charles Dickens when he died?
Charles Dickens was 58 when he died of a stroke on the 9th June 1870.
What age was Charles dickens when he had his first child?
Charles Dickens was 25 years old when he had his first child, Charles Culliford Boz Dickens, with his wife Catherine.
How old was Charles Dickens when he moved?
he was 18
How old was Charles dickens when he divorced to Catherine?
Charles Dickens was 45 years old when he separated from his wife Catherine in 1858. Their marriage was annulled in 1870.
How old were Charles Dickens mum and dad when they died?
Charles Dickens' father, John Dickens, died at the age of 63 and his mother, Elizabeth Dickens, died at the age of 76.
How old was Charles Dickens when his mum and dad died?
Charles Dickens' father was John Dickens, born 1786, died 1851. He was a clerk in the Navy Pay Office in Portsmouth. He married Elizabeth (née Barrow, 1789-1863). John Dickens went to debt prison, but when his mother died, she left him some money and he used that to get released.
Haw old was Charles Dickens when he died?
58
