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Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on the 7th of February 1812 to John and Elizabeth Dickens. Charles was the second child of eight siblings in all, six of whom survived to adulthood. John, a naval clerk, always spent beyond his means.

One day, he pointed out a house to Charles, remarking that he could live in such a house, if he worked hard.

The family moved to London in 1822.

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At twelve, as the family finances worsened, Charles had to start work in a blacking factory, labelling bottles for eleven hours a day. John Dickens was eventually sent to a debtors' prison; Charles visited him there every Sunday.

His youth left him with an ambitious drive.

In 1827 he began work as a solicitor's clerk. From the surroundings of is unremarkable office he began to collect names and characteristics of the people he saw.

Charles began a journalistic career in 1831; writing became his passion.

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Working for the paper by day, and on his own work by night. He was beginning to taste success. His fir