In 1831, when he was about 20, Dickens became a shorthand reporter with the Mirror of Parliament. The publication gave accounts of the activity in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Dickens became known for his quick and accurate courtroom reporting. Source: PerryWeb.com
Charles Dickens took his first job at the age of 12. He worked in a factory labeling jars of shoe polish.
I think he was about 11 or 12.
At the age of 12, Charles Dickens worked in a blacking factory where he pasted labels onto pots of boot blacking. This experience marked him deeply and influenced much of his writing later on.
Charles Dickens worked at a shoe polish factory in the year 1824 when he was just 12 years old. This experience had a lasting impact on him and influenced his later works, highlighting the harsh conditions of labor during the Industrial Revolution.
Charles Dickens did not get into debt. However his farther John Dickens did. He was sent to prison (for not paying it of) when Charles was 12 years of age!John died in 1851.
Charles Dickens' job in prison was to label and paste covers on pots of blacking used for shoe polish. He did this work at the age of 12 when his father was imprisoned for debt. This experience had a significant impact on him and influenced his writing.
Charles Dickens was 12 when they moved to London
charles dicken what happen to his father and family
he went to work in a factory
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.
Charles Dickens began his writing career at around the age of 20 when he started submitting sketches and short stories to various newspapers and magazines. His first published work was a short story called "Mr. Minns and his Cousin" which appeared in the Monthly Magazine in December 1833.
Charles Dickens died in 1870 which was 12 years after his wife's passing in 1858.