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John Dickens was a clerk in the Royal Navy Pay Office at Portsmouth in Hampshire. He was later transferred to London and then to Chatham, returning to live in Camden Town in London in 1822 to work in Somerset House. John Dickens found it difficult to provide for his growing family on his poor, meagre income. Soon after his debts had become so severe that all the household goods were sold in a desperate bid topay bills . However, on 20 February 1824 John Dickens was imprisoned in the Marshalsea Debtors' Prison for debt under the Insolvent Debtor's Act of 1813. This was because it was claimed he owed a baker, a Mr James Kerr, £40 and 10 shillings. It is said that this proved to be a catalyst amid others for Chales Dickens writing a Christmas Carol.
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Was Charles Dickens in the great fire of London?
The Great Fire of London occurred long before Charles Dickens was born.
Who wrote the Tale of Two Cities?
Charles Dickens is the author of A Tale of Two Cities.
Where did Charles Dickens grow up?
Charles Dickens grew up in the centre of London and lived there with his Parents and his 2 sisters and 1 brother, when Charles was young his dad showed him a house and when he was older and married he could live in it.
Did Charles Dickens have a car?
Charles Dickens died 25 years before the first automobiles were invented.
Where did Charles Dickens move in 1822?
They moved to Chatham in Kent, where Dickens spent the happiest years of his life.
Who was Charles Dickens' wife?
Charles Dickens wife was Catherine Hogarth
Did Charles Dickens die before or after his wife?
Charles Dickens died in 1870 which was 12 years after his wife's passing in 1858.
Who wrote The Mystery of Edwin Drood?
It was written by Charles Dickens but he did not finish it.
What was Charles Dickens's university?
Before his father's imprisonment, Dickens went to school at William Giles' private school, in Chatham. Ater his father's release from debtors prison, Dickens attended the Wellington House Academy in North London. He didn't attend a university.
What did Charles dickens do before becoming an author?
school teacher
Before becoming a writer what did Charles Dickens work as?
he was a jornalist
What life did Charles Dickens had before his death?
Be kind to everyone
