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Where did Charles Dickens work when he was 18?

Shoe Shiner


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.


Where did Charles Dickens go to work first?

Charles Dickens took his first job at the age of 12. He worked in a factory labeling jars of shoe polish.


What kind of factory did Charles Dickens work at?

A Blacking Factory where they would what we call shoe polish boots


What was Charles Dickens mothers maiden name?

Charles Dickens' mother was Elizabeth (Barrow) Dickens. After his father, Jhon Dickens, was inprisoned for debt, she along with her children (with the exception of Charles) were forced to join him. Later at the age of twelve Charles was forced to work at "Warren's blacking factory" a shoe-dying factory.


What year did Charles Dickens work at a show polish factory?

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.


What happen to Charles Dickens when he was 12?

charles dicken what happen to his father and family


What did Charles Dickens have to do when he was 12?

His father went to Marshalsea prison for debt, where his wife and children (with the exception of Charles) joined him. After his family was imprisoned, he was compelled to go to work at Warren's Blacking Factory, where he applied labels to bottles of blacking (shoe polish). This experience, though it only lasted eight months, deeply influenced the rest of his life and his writing.


What happened to Charles dickens father that meant he had to leave school?

he had bad debt writen by Elisha Evans and Molly Richadson


Did Charles Dickens's mother work?

Charles Dickens' mother never worked outside of the home.


What was Charles Dickens' job in prison?

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.


What were Charles Dickens works like?

Charles Dickens based most of his work on actual events that happened in that time