Life and work

life
charles dickens, charles john huffam dickens was born february 7, 1812, in ports mouth, hampshire. in his infancy his family moved to chatham, where he spent his happiest years and often refers to this time in his novels 1817-1822. from 1822 to 1860 he lived in london, after which he permanently moved to a quiet country cottage in glads hill, on the outskirts of chatham. he grew up in a middle class family.

his father was a clerk in the navy pay office and was well paid, but his extravagant living style often brought the family to financial disaster. the family reached financial rock bottom in 1824. charles was taken out of school and sent to work in a factory doing manual labour, while his father went to prison for his debt. these internal disasters shocked charles greatly. he refers to his working experiences in his writings. although he hated doing labour, he gained a sympathetic knowledge into the life of the labour class. he also...