Carlton Mason
Mr. William
English 12
November 19, 2013

Charles John Huffman Dickens
First, Charles Dickens is one of best British authors because his struggles he went through in life. Charles Dickens was on born on February 7th, 1812. Also Charles Dickens was the eight children born, mother of Elizabeth and father of John. (Byers 538) “In 1827, at age fifteen, he was forced leave school and work as an office boy.” By 183, he had become a reporter for two London newspapers and, in the following year, began to contribute a series of impressions and sketches other newspaper and magazines. (Byers 538) “These scenes of London life went far to establish his reputation and were published in 1836, as Sketches by Boz, his first book also on the strength of this success.” Charles married Catherine Hogarth together they had ten children.
Therefore, after a year went by Charles finish his first novel called Dombey and Son and that was the turning point for his career as an author. He started to enjoy life as an author and able to support his children. In 1850, he started to begin new magazines called Household Words and the article touched upon English politics, social institutions, and family life. (Byers 539) So in Charles Dickens career so far he put out some major articles. The 1850s were a sad and dark time for Dickens. In 1851, within a two-week period, Dickens's father and one of his daughters died. “In 1858, a year after he fell in love with an actress, he separated from his wife.” Also Charles started to put out novel that showed how he felt against his tragedy one of his novels are called “Dark”. In this period Dickens also began to give public readings from his novels, which became even more popular than his lectures. (Byers 589) One of Charles best work was called “Great Expectations” it is a story of a young man's moral development from childhood to adult life.” Also because of Charles successfulness on his novel he won the, “All year around award.” Another one of his writing was called “Christmas Carol” it was a successful book, and it eventually made into a movie.” It talks about the good and bad things in Dickens life time.”
Most times in his life Charles Dickens was always looking find his inspirations to write and talk about. “According to the article he will do anything to find some inspirations.” His inspirations can come anything like, his daughter passing away or about how he struggle to work his way up to the top in writing his novels. Another story he wrote was called hard times and it was based from him loosing people he was really close to him and that he cared for. (Byers 540) A year after in 1855, he has a reunion with his ex-girlfriend he been with. “In his words he thought that the reunion was “disappointing”. “1863 to 1865 death seems to hunt him over this time period Charles, loses his mother Elizabeth and also his son Walter also in 1865, Charles was involved with the Staplehurst railway accident.” (House 96) He still proceeds to make his novels at will and most people around his time still enjoyed his writings and the story that was behind it. “In 1856 he purchases Gad’s Hill Place because when he was little he and his father took a walk through Kent and they both saw the house together and his father told him if you work hard and you preserver you can get anything you want.” (House 97) That’s what made him go purchased the house on him and his father memories.
In 1867 Charles tours America for the second time and in 1868 he gives his first reading of the novel Murder of Nancy was another book he wrote. After one year passed on June 9th in 1870, Charles dies at home. We know that everybody who followed his writings and reading was shocked that he passed away. As a young boy that had drop out of school and get a job at the office, did so much in life to help us. I know it help lots of people because at a time he was poor and couldn’t support himself.