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We may know a few things about the works of Charles Dickens. However, it is always interesting to learn new things about our favorite authors themselves. These free resources for studying Charles Dickens & his works are great for that.

We are most likely familiar with his famous works like Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, and my favorite one, A Christmas Carol.

Isn’t it amazing to write a piece of work where people all around the world celebrate your literature every year ( A Christmas Carol in December)? Then, your other work is studied in almost every classroom and homeschool for years on end since the 1800s?

Dickens also worked as a journalist and wrote numerous works on political and social issues. Here are some of his most notable works:

• Bleak House
• David Copperfield

Great Expectations

Oliver Twist

• Dombey and Son

A Tale of Two Cities

• Little Dorrit

A Christmas Carol

• The Mystery of Edwin Drood

But there are plenty more.

Want to learn a bit more about one of the best authors of the 1800s? Here goes:

-Here’s some encouragement for those of us with trials. Charles Dicken’s dad went to jail when he was 12 for “bad debts,” so he had to leave school early and get a job at s boot polish factory.

-He called himself Boz in 1833 when he published some short stories and his sketches for a newspaper.

-Charles Dickens has appeared on the British 10 dollar note.

-Ever heard of the phrase, “what the dickens”? It was first mentioned in Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. This phrase meant something about the devil – and that is why he often used a pseudonym like Boz.

-Most of the Dicken’s novels were written in installments (monthly, weekly, etc.) to be distributed on a subscription basis or in magazines.

-He believed in ghosts and was even a part of a Ghost Club.

-In 1865, Dickens was in a train that was derailed while crossing a bridge. His car was actually left dangling off the side of the bridge. He was also believed to have fought to save passengers.

-OK, last one. The Oxford English Dictionary has claimed that Charles Dickens was the first to use the following words:

• butter-fingers
• fairy story

Charles Dickens was definitely one of the greats. Learn more about him and his works in the resources below.

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Charles Dickens FREE Fact Card | Biography

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Biography of Charles Dickens, English Novelist | ThoughtCo.

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Free Resources for Studying Charles Dickens’ Works

FREE Comprehension Oliver Twist Worksheet | K12Reader

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens FREE Downloadable eBook | Project Gutenberg

12 Coloring Pages – Oliver Twist | Colouring-Pages

Oliver Twist FREE Character Quotation Worksheets | Progressay

FREE Oliver Twist Reading Journal | edHelper.com

Oliver Twist FREE Worksheets | ESLPrintables

FREE A Christmas Carol Pack | 3 Dinosaurs

A Christmas Carol FREE Printables and Unit Studies

Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol ~ Lesson Ideas | Teach Beside Me

FREE A Christmas Carol Notebooking Page | Homeschool Helper Online

Handout A Christmas Carol (FREE) by Charles Dickens | Student Handouts

FREE 1-Page A Christmas Carol Game | Moms and Munchkins

A Christmas Carol Unit Study | Life Beyond the Lesson Plan

A Christmas Carol Novel Study Quiz and Self-Grading Google Forms Link! | A – PLUS Literature Guides

A Christmas Carol FREE Unit Study | Mom for All Seasons

Complete Unit Plan for Charles Dickens’ Holiday Classic, “A Christmas Carol” | English Gamechangers

Character Analysis for Any Text: A Christmas Carol Themed Activity | The Literary Maven

Unit Study of A Christmas Carol Book | Everyday graces Homeschool

FREE Great Expectations Lesson Plan | Pixton

Great Expectations FREE Worksheets, Book Report Form, and Literature Unit | edHelper.com

FREE PDF Great Expectations by Charles Dickens | Literature Project

Great Expectations FREE Plot Chart Analyzer (by Dickens) – Freytag’s Pyramid | Created for Learning

FREE Pursuit of a Goal – Great Expectations (Unit Handout) | Alexander Davidson

Puzzle Pack FREE Sampler Great Expectations | Teacher’s Pet Publications

FREE Worksheet A Tale of Two Cities: The Beginning | K12Reader

A Tale of Two Cities FREE Worksheets and Literature Unit | edHelper.com

FREE Handout A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens | Student Handouts

A Tale of Two Cities Video Game DEMO | Candace Horner

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Charles Dickens was a 19th-century novelist who became famous for his works like A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, and Great Expectations. He was a personal favorite of Queen Victoria .

See the fact file below for more information on the Charles Dickens or alternatively, you can download our 21-page Charles Dickens worksheet pack to utilize within the classroom or home environment.

Key Facts & Information

Personal and early.

• Charles John Huffam Dickens was on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, England. He was the second of eight children of John, a naval clerk and Elizabeth Barrow, a teacher.
• The Dickens lived a thrifty life. By 1816, they moved to Chatham, Kent where Charles explored the countryside.
• After six years, they moved to Camden Town in London . When he was 12, his father went to prison for debt. As a result, Charles left school and worked in a boot-blacking factory near the River Thames.
• When his father received a family inheritance, Charles was able to go back to school. However, he was pulled out again when he was 15 and worked as a junior clerk in a law office.
• At age 20, Dickens decided that he wanted to entertain people for a living. He had always entertained his work colleagues and so joined the Garrick Theatre in London.

LITERARY CAREER

• By 1833, He decided that he would be a writer. His first story was called ‘A Dinner at Poplar Walk.’ Because of this, Dickens was offered a job at the House of Commons working as a political journalist.
• In 1836, He landed another new job as editor of a literary magazine. He would write short sketches for the magazine under the pen-name ‘Boz.’ While working for this magazine, Dickens started to write one of his most famous novels, ‘Oliver Twist,’ about a young Victorian boy who is sent to the workhouse.
• In 1850, Dickens started his own magazine called ‘Household Words.’
• During his lifetime, Dickens traveled to the United States , Italy , and Switzerland , where he gave talks and wrote more books. Charles Dickens wrote 15 novels and hundreds of short stories and plays in his lifetime. These novels were such a success that he became a Victorian celebrity and people would recognize him on the streets.
• Dickens was a believer in the paranormal and was a member of The Ghost Club in London. One of his most famous stories, A Christmas Carol, features ghosts as main characters.
• It is believed that he suffered from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He was a good friend of Hans Christian Andersen – the fairy tale writer from Denmark .
• His works included The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, The Old Curiosity Shop, A Christmas Carol, Martin Chuzzlewit, The Chimes, Dombey and Son, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Haunted Man, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend, and Edwin Drood.
• Between 1850 and 1859, Dickens was the publisher, editor, and contributor of the journals Household Words and All the Year Round (1858-1870).

LATER LIFE AND LEGACY

• In 1863, Dickens’ mother and son, Walter, died in India . The last novel he finished was Our Mutual Friend, completed in 1865.
• Amidst his failing health, he began writing The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a mystery novel with twelve parts. While working on it, he suffered a stroke and died on June 9, 1870, at his house in London.
• Dickens was buried in the Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey.
• Many of his works are interpreted in a number of plays, films, and television programs, while copies are still being sold today.
• In his memory, the Charles Dickens Museum is built in London. Many of his original manuscripts are held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
• In celebration of his 202nd birth anniversary, in 2014, a life-size statue was erected in Portsmouth.

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