Charles Dickens

Scrooge didn't like Christmas. this was because he had a terrible childhood and a bad experience when he was a young man. for example, his father left him on Christmas Day in boarding school. luckily his sister came to tell him that father had changed. scrooge didn't believe her. a few years after scrooges sister died. that was hi only true friend. the only friends he had were the characters from books. all the kids didn't like scrooge. another example is when bell his fiance broke up with him because she thinks he prefers money over a dowerless girl.

It's not his appearance, it's the realisation of the fact that Magwitch is Estella's father. On M's deathbed, he tells him that his daughter is alive, rich and beautiful, and that he loves her dearly.

No Charles did not marry more than once. Although he separated from Catherine in 1858, they never divorced. (Divorce in that time took, an Act of Parliament and was extremely expensive.) His companion after that was Ellen Ternan, often accompanied by her mother.

Charles Dickens, like Pip in Great Expectations, wanted to be a gentleman. As the oldest son, he planned to attend a boarding school and continue his higher education at Oxford or Cambridge. When he was about twelve, however, his parents put him to work in a blacking factory for some months and his education was temporarily discontinued. He later studied at a minor school and became the equivalent of a court reporter (a very difficult job). His dream was realized as his writings brought him financial success and undreamt-of fame.

When he first began writing, Charles Dickens wrote under the pseudonym of Boz, a childhood name. He soon dropped it for his real name.

All the others.

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Charles Dickens' adult life must have been remarkable! He was, from his early 20s, quite successful and achieved a level of popularity and fame equal to current day rock stars. Though he had many calls on his purse, he earned large sums of money and lived well, traveling often to Europe (especially France) and twice to the U.S. He moved in the best circles, meeting royalty and the wealthiest and best-born in the country. While indulging his interest in the theatre, he met Ellen Ternan, with whom he maintained a fairly well-hidden relationship until the end of his life. He separated from his with Catherine over this and it split his children's loyalties, but I think overall he considered himself very fortunate. He certainly gave back to his country through many charities and foundations.

Scrooge did not wear expensive clothes because he was portrayed as a miserly character who valued money and wealth over material possessions. He likely chose to dress modestly as a reflection of his frugal and penny-pinching nature.

yellow. wow that's unusual favorite colour! :-)

The spirit who spreads good cheer in "A Christmas Carol" is the Ghost of Christmas Present. This jolly and generous spirit embodies the joy and spirit of giving that defines the Christmas season in Charles Dickens' story.

The word "carol" comes from the Old French word "carole" or the Latin word "choraula," both of which refer to a circle dance accompanied by singing. Over time, the term evolved to designate a joyful song or hymn typically sung during the Christmas season.

Uriah Heep, a character from David Copperfield. I suggest you do further research on this individual. His name is now used as a descriptive term for a person who is obsequiously humble but really actually hypercritical: in that he nurses greed, rage and/or a sense of entitlement beneath this facade. This reveals very clever psychological insight on Dickens's part. This has been a response from a Librarian. Slamming the boards!

Mrs. Jellyby is a fictional character in the book Bleak House by Charles Dickens. She is a philanthropist who totally commits herself to establishing a mission in Africa, while ignoring the needs of her own family and those around her.

A stave is a strong wooden or metal rod used in building or as a support, typically in the construction of barrels or casks. It can also refer to a set of lines or spaces on which notes are written in Western musical notation.

A sluice house is a structure used with a sluice gate to control the flow of water in channels or canals. It helps regulate the water level and flow direction in irrigation systems, waterways, or drainage systems.

The film was a 1951 release and stared;

Alastair Sim ... Ebenezer Scrooge

Kathleen Harrison... Mrs. Dilber

Mervyn Johns ... Bob Cratchit

Hermione Baddeley ... Mrs. Cratchit

Michael Hordern ... Jacob Marley

George Cole ... Young Ebenezer Scrooge

John Charlesworth ... Peter Cratchit

Francis De Wolff ... Spirit of Christmas Present (as Francis de Wolff)

Rona Anderson ... Alice (Renamed from Belle)

Carol Marsh ... Fan Scrooge

Brian Worth ... Fred

Miles Malleson ... Old Joe

Ernest Thesiger ... The Undertaker

Glyn Dearman ... Tiny Tim

Michael Dolan ... Spirit of Christmas Past

Olga Edwardes ... Fred's Wife

Roddy Hughes ... Fezziwig

Hattie Jacques ... Mrs. Fezziwig

Eleanor Summerfield ...Miss Flora

Louise Hampton ... Laundress

Czeslaw Konarski ...

Spirit of Christmas Yet To Come

Eliot Makeham ... Mr. Snedrig

Peter Bull ... First Businessman, Narrator

Douglas Muir ... Second Businessman

Noel Howlett ... First Collector

Fred Johnson ... Second Collector

Henry Hewitt ... Mr. Rosehed

Hugh Dempster ... Mr. Groper

David Hannaford ... Boy Sent to Buy Turkey

Maire O'Neill ... Alice's Patient

Richard Pearson ... Mr. Tupper

Patrick Macnee ... Young Jacob Marley

Clifford Mollison ... Dick Wilkins

Jack Warner ... Mr. Jorkin

Rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Theresa Derrington ... Fred's Maid

Vi Kaley ... Old Lady Sitting By Stove At The Charity Hospital (uncredited)

Moiya Kelly ... Martha Cratchit (uncredited)

Lualle Kemp ... Mary Cratchit (uncredited)

Catherine Leach ... Belinda Cratchit (uncredited)

Derek Stephens ... Dancer at Fezziwig's (uncredited)

Tony Wager ... Fezziwig's Lad (uncredited)

English writer and social critic Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was not an only child. Charles was the second-born of eight children.

In the novel A Christmas Carol, the spirits of Christmas - past, present and still to come - visit Ebenezer Scrooge.But first comes the ghost of his late partner, Jacob Marley, who serves to prepare Scrooge for the other three.

In Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge accuses the Ghost of Christmas Present of forcing businesses to close in his name every seventh day and deprive them of eating and doing business. In other words, businesses and the making of money continues to be front and center in his mind, although he is already a very wealthy man.

Shortly before his father was imprisoned for debt in 1824, Dickens was sent to work at Warren's Blacking Factory; he lived in a garret nearby. A few months later, his father removed him from the job, but the experience scarred Dickens for life. This influence can be seen in almost every one of his stories.

His father had been imprisoned in Marshallsea Debtors Prison and, at twelve, he was considered old enough to work at Warren's Blacking Company, applying labels to bottles of blacking (shoe polish).

Pip resolved to call Magwitch “Provis” as a way to maintain his anonymity and protect his identity while helping him evade capture by the authorities.

Yes, Charles Dickens' beard was very long. It was almost a foot.