Charles Dickens' father was a clerk at the Naval Pay Office, and because of this the family had to move from place to place: Plymouth, London, Chatham. It was a large family and despite hard work, his father couldn't earn enough money. In 1823 he was arrested for debt and Charles had to start working in a factory...See full bio »
1922Tense Moments with Great Authors
(novels "Olvier Twist", "A Christmas Carol" and "A Tale of Two Cities" / segments "Nancy", "Fagin", "Scrooge", and "Tale of Two Cities, A")
[on babies] Every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last.
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Trivia:
For many historians, the success of the classic story "A Christmas Carol" directly redefined the modern Western conception of Christmas and its sentiments, in effect creating the modern version of the holiday itself.
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