DICKENS


1. When did Charles Dickens die? 
2. How old was he when his father was put to jail for not paying his bills? 
3. When did he start to work? What was his first job? 
4. What did he write about? 
5. What is the name of the newspaper he worked for before becoming a famous writer? 
6.. Charles Dickens spent a lot of time abroad. Which countries did he go to? 
7. Find three facts about his family life. 
8. Who did he marry in 1836? 
9.How many children did he have with Catherine, his wife? 
10.When did his career as a writer of fiction actually begin? 
11. What are his most well-known and acclaimed works? 
12. In which novel can you find a character whose name is a palindrome? What is the real name of this character? 
13. Under which pseudonym did Charles Dickens write some of his essays in 1834? 
14. For which newspapers did he work?
15. What was his job at Doctor's Commons?

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