charles dickens - fact file


Name:Charles Dickens
Date of Birth:February 07, 1812
Place of Birth:Portsmouth, England
Date of DeathJune 18, 1870
Place of DeathGad's Hill, Kent, England


He became the most successful British writer of the Victorian age.

Pickwick Papers (1836-1837)
Oliver Twist (1837-1838)
Nicholas Nickleby (1838-1839)
The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1841)
A Christmas Carol (1843)
David Copperfield (1849-1850)
Bleak House (1852-1853)
Hard Times (1854)
A Tale of Two Cities (1859)
Great Expectations (1860-1861)
Our Mutual Friend (1864-1865)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870, uncompleted)



Oliver Twist is a story by Charles Dickens that takes place in the middle of the 19th century in London. It’s the story of a young orphan named Oliver Twist. His mother died while he was born. He has moved around through different orphanages and finally he ran away. On the way to London he met a nice boy named Jack Dawkins, also known as the Dodger. The Dodger gave the poor orphan a place to stay and something to eat and drink. Oliver found out that his new "friends" were thieves and they forced Oliver to help them with a robbery. They wanted that Oliver sneaks into a house through a small opening and unlocks the front door. The owners were awakened and Oliver got caught. Oliver's partners in crime disappeared. Oliver told the owners of the house his story and they took him as their own child. Oliver grew up by his new family. At the end of the story an old friend named Mr. Brownlow adopted him.

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