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Answer: Dickens' parents put him to work when he was 12; he applied labels to bottles of blacking (shoe polish) at Warren's Blacking Company. He was only there for eight months, but the experience--along with the shame of his father's imprisonment for debt--tormented him for the rest of his life.
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∙ 11y agoCharles owned a large amount of sabway franchises in Florida. After his rough start to writing he didn't make enough money too support his family. His first shop opening was at the age of 15. He later went on to work as manager of hooters California and raced several seasons in NASCAR.
Charles Dickens started working in the early 19th century, around the age of 12. He initially worked at a boot-blacking factory due to financial struggles in his family.
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∙ 15y agoCharles Dickens was sixteen years old when he got his first job, he worked as a court reporter.
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∙ 14y agoDickens was 16 when he got his first job, he worked as a court reporter.
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∙ 14y agoAt the age of 12 year
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At what age did Charles dickens start work in a boot-blacking factorty?
I think he was about 11 or 12.
When did Charles Dickens start writing novels?
Charles Dickens started writingnovels around 1838.
Did Charles Dickens's mother work?
Charles Dickens' mother never worked outside of the home.
What age did Charles Dickens start playing instruments?
No references found about Charles Dickens as a musical instrument player.
What were Charles Dickens works like?
Charles Dickens based most of his work on actual events that happened in that time
What year did Charles Dickens work for the morning chronicle?
Charles Dickens worked for the Morning Chronicle in 1834.
Where did Charles Dickens work when he was 18?
Shoe Shiner
What did Charles Dickens work as?
Charles Dickens was an author and editor. He wrote The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Pickwick and Oliver Twist.
What shoe size was Charles Dickens?
Charles Dickens shoe size is unknown. Charles Dickens was a well known writer and his most famous work was A Christmas Carol.
How many of pips brothers died before the start of the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens?
Five of Pip's brothers died before the start of the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
What is Charles Dickens whole name?
His full name was Charles John Huffam Dickens
Before becoming a writer what did Charles Dickens work as?
he was a jornalist
