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What the Dickens?. Jimmy Puckette Jena Mainardi Shane Shapiro. The Dickens Family Backround. England- Portsmouth- Landport February 17th, 1812 John Poor clerk Elizabeth Housewife. Life Before the Spotlight. 1829- Free lance reporter- Doctor's Common Courts
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What the Dickens? Jimmy Puckette Jena Mainardi Shane Shapiro
The Dickens Family Backround England- Portsmouth- Landport • February 17th, 1812 • John • Poor clerk • Elizabeth • Housewife
Life Before the Spotlight • 1829- Free lance reporter- Doctor's Common Courts • 1832- Shorthand reporter- Parliamentary Debates • House of Commons • Led to job as newspaper reporter
How Does His History Affect His Future? • Affects his writing STYLE not his form.
Ellen Ternan • English actress • Had an affair with Dickens for most of his life • Kept the affair away from the general public • Ellen married George Robinson • She influenced a lot of writings • She was characters in his novels • Bella Wilfer in Our Mutual Friend • Helena Landless in The Mystery of Edwin Drood • Stella in Great Expectations • Died in London • March 3rd 1839- April 25th 1914
Love or Hate • One of the great litterary geniuses • One of the most popular • 1 of every 10 Britons read his works • Only if they could read • Read to people who couldn't read • "The Inimitable" • Could not be imitated • Literary phenomenon • Appealed to everyone
All the Year Round • Household Words • Dickens wanted complete control • Weekly British literary journal • Founded and edited by Charles Dickens • A Tale of Two Cities
Charles and Catherine • Catherine Hogarth • Early marriage • had children, traveled, enjoyed fame • Mary Hogarth • Close relationship • gave advice and critique
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