CHARLES DICKENS

CHARLES DICKENS (1812 - 1870)
Charles Dickens is one of the Great writers in the English literature of the second half of the 19 century. In English literature it was a period of realism and naturalism. Charles Dickens is famous and successful writer, he wrote about all social classes. He became popular at the age of 25. He was the first man education who came out of a poor family and became famous. His childhood wasn’t very happy. He had to earn money very soon and to work very hard in a factory. He spends some time in a prison together with his family, because their father had no money to pay the debts. He hated the social system into which he had been born. His literary work is full of criticism of the corruption and injustice of life. He didn’t like judicial system, education, school - masters, etc.
Charles Dickens started his carrier in 1836 when he published “Sketches by Boz” in a literary magazine. Later he published “Pickwick papers”, now complete book, that is very witty. Many of his books have also autobiographical creature. Just to mention some of them “David Copperfild” - it is an autobiographical novel “Nicholas Nickleby” “Great expectations” “Hard times” “The old curiosity” “Little Dorrit” “Oliver Twist” and many others. The most popular and most critical is his book “Oliver Twist”. This story was message to his hardhearted generation. It’s about an orphan Oliver, about his fortunes and misfortunes. He also depicted criminals and murders. There are also some experiences from the prison. Liked other people, Christmas and wrote a few stories. The most famous is a “Christmas carol”. It is about old man Scrooge and about three Spirits. These spirits were talking to him about his life and death. Charles Dickens is buried in Westminster Abbey.