When was dickens alive

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This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving. World War One Centenary. Dickens and his family travel to Switzerland. Publication of Dombey and Son begins. His son, Sydney , is born. His son, Henry Fielding Dickens , is born. The publication of David Copperfield begins.

His daughter, Dora Annie Dickens , is born. Catherine Dickens suffers a nervous collapse. John Dickens, the father of Charles Dickens, dies. Dora Dickens dies when she is only eight months old.

What Shall we have for Dinner? The publication of Bleak House begins. Hard Times is published. Dickens has a disappointing reunion with Maria Winter Maria Beadnell. Publication of Little Dorrit begins. Dickens meets Ellen Ternan. Dickens separates from Catherine , his wife. A Tale of Two Cities is published. Title page of first edition of Great Expectations. His daughter, Katie , marries. Ten days later his brother, Alfred, dies. Dickens burns his personal papers.

The American civil war begins. Also,Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria, dies. Elizabeth Dickens, the mother of Charles Dickens. Dickens begins work on Our Mutual Friend. His son, Walter , dies in India. The first installment of Our Mutual Friend is printed.

Deal At Bleecker Street. A Christmas Carol Oct 5, : During a evening walk after a fundraiser for the Manchester Athenaeum, Dickens begins to hatch the idea for a new novel, one that will touch on the ill effects of industrialization and the fate of children in such a world. January 3, : The book goes into a second and third printing. Later Life : Dickens publishes David Copperfield. June 9, : Charles Dickens dies from a stroke.