The Battle of Life

by Charles Dickens

Overview

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) has produced some of the most memorable writings in the English language, including such well known works as A Christmas Carol, Sketches by Boz, A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, and The Pickwick Papers. Dickens is famous for the characters he created and his descriptions. A man of tremendous energy, he spent hours a day walking the London streets from which his characters and scenes came.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783752387896
Publisher:	Outlook Verlag
Publication date:	08/03/2020
Pages:	84
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

British novelist Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, England. Over the course of his writing career, he wrote the beloved classic novels Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations. On June 9, 1870, Dickens died of a stroke in Kent, England, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington