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Charles Dickens is one of the giants of English literature. He wrote from his own experience a great deal—the Marshalsea prison dominates Little Dorrit, and his father was at least partially the model for Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield. Although he was expert at journalistic reporting, he wrote nothing that was not transformed from actuality by his imagination. Sharp depiction of the eccentricities and characteristic traits of people was stretched into caricature, and for generations of readers the names of his characters—Mr. Pickwick, Uriah Heep, Miss Havisham, Ebenezer Scrooge—have been household words.
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Charles Dickens was a man who had a very rough start to his life... the hardships that he suffered enabled him to unleash a tremendous amount of creative energy. He was therefore able to continue with his work right up until he died. He worked at many things at the same time, in particular, he juggled editing, writing, public readings and theatricals (acting and directing) all at the same time. He still managed to fit in some leisure time abroad with his family however, each journey resulted in another work.
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Charles Dickens had one thing in common with his creation Thomas Gradgrind, the heartless utilitarian in Hard Times: a love of facts. Along with fourteen novels, many of them rich in topical allusion, Dickens produced a body of work as reporter,...
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"This new, original production of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL, written and directed by Arthur Yorinks, founder of the Night Kitchen Radio Theater, leads our catalog of offerings," said Ron Hartenbaum, president, Spoken Word America. The production will ... be available globally on iTunes.com and Amazon.com. The Christmas Carol download and all audio offerings from Spoken Word America may be played on iPods, computers, or any device playing mp3 audio.
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The novels of Charles Dickens captured the essence of Victorian society so well that the entire period is often described as Dickensian. To this day, none of his novels have ever gone out of print in England. This 5-1/2" (14 cm) tall, hard vinyl action figure comes with a quill pen and a removable hat! Illustrated blistercard. UPC
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Charles Dickens was born in Landport, Hampshire, during the new industrial age, which gave birth to theories of Karl Marx. Dickens's father was a clerk in the navy pay office. He was well paid but often ended in financial troubles. In 1814 Dickens moved to London, and then to Chatham, where he received some education. The schoolmaster William Giles gave special attention to Dickens, who made rapid progress. In 1824, at the age of 12, Dickens was sent to work for some months at a blacking factory, Hungerford Market, London, while his father John was in Marshalea debtor's prison.
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