Charles Dickens Biography

Born asCharles John Huffam Dickens
Occup.Novelist
FromEngland
BornFebruary 7, 1812
Landport, Portsmouth, England
DiedJune 9, 1870
Gad's Hill Place, Higham, Kent, England
CauseStroke
Aged58 years
Charles John Huffam Dickens was born upon February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, England. He was the secondly of eight kids birthed to John Dickens, a marine clerk, as well as his spouse Elizabeth.

Dickens had a difficult childhood, as his family members fell under financial obligation and also he needed to leave school at the age of 12 to operate in a factory. He later ended up being a regulation staff and also a reporter, however his true passion was creating.

In 1836, Dickens published his very first novel, "The Pickwick Papers", which became a sensation and made him an instant celebrity. He took place to create much more books, including "Oliver Spin", "David Copperfield", "A Tale of 2 Cities", and "Great Expectations".

Dickens was known for his sharp wit, vivid characters, as well as social commentary. He used his writing to subject the cruelty and injustice of Victorian England, especially in its therapy of the poor and marginalized.

Dickens was additionally a social activist as well as benefactor. He was involved in numerous charitable organizations and elevated money for numerous reasons, consisting of the education of inadequate kids and the relief of famine in Ireland.

In his individual life, Dickens had a difficult marriage to Catherine Hogarth, with whom he had ten children. He later separated from her and also started a partnership with starlet Ellen Ternan, which scandalized Victorian culture.

Dickens passed away on June 9, 1870, from a stroke at the age of 58. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, a rare honor for a writer. Today, he is regarded as among the best and also most influential authors in English literary works, as well as his jobs continue to be widely checked out and also appreciated.

Our collection contains 59 quotes who is written / told by Charles, under the main topics: Wisdom - Men.

Related authors: George Henry Lewes (Philosopher), Walter Savage Landor (Poet), H. C. Andersen (Writer), Gerald Massey (Poet), David Copperfield (Celebrity), Catherine Crowe (Writer), Martin Farquhar Tupper (Writer), Barry Cornwall (Poet), Leigh Hunt (Poet), Honore de Balzac (Novelist)

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59 Famous quotes by Charles Dickens

Small: Its love that makes the world go round, my baby
"Its love that makes the world go round, my baby"
Small: There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts
"There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts"
Small: Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips
"Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips"
Small: A loving heart is the truest wisdom
"A loving heart is the truest wisdom"
Small: I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year
"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year"
Small: There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart
"There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart"
Small: Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship and pass the rosy wine
"Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine"
Small: Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own and from morning to night, as from the c
"Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress"
Small: Do you spell it with a V or a W? inquired the judge. That depends upon the taste and fancy of the spell
"Do you spell it with a "V" or a "W"?' inquired the judge. 'That depends upon the taste and fancy of the speller, my Lord'"
Small: Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts
"Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts"
Small: An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself
"An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself"
Small: Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its moralities are conc
"Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its moralities are concerned. They are not units but fractions"
Small: Bring in the bottled lightning, a clean tumbler, and a corkscrew
"Bring in the bottled lightning, a clean tumbler, and a corkscrew"
Small: There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated
"There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated"
Small: Cows are my passion. What I have ever sighed for has been to retreat to a Swiss farm, and live entirely
"Cows are my passion. What I have ever sighed for has been to retreat to a Swiss farm, and live entirely surrounded by cows - and china"
Small: We forge the chains we wear in life
"We forge the chains we wear in life"
Small: Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire
"Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire"
Small: If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers
"If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers"
Small: Oh the nerves, the nerves the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little that unhinges it, poo
"Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures that we are!"
Small: No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else
"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else"
Small: That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pitys small chan
"That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pity's small change in general society"
Small: Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels our own old happy s
"Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels our own old happy state, and gives its title to an ugly and distorted image"
Small: Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered t
"Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration"
Small: He would make a lovely corpse
"He would make a lovely corpse"
Small: He had but one eye and the pocket of prejudice runs in favor of two
"He had but one eye and the pocket of prejudice runs in favor of two"
Small: Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly
"Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly"
Small: Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs
"Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs"
Small: Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of whic
"Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some"
Small: Subdue your appetites, my dears, and youve conquered human nature
"Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature"
Small: It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done it is a far, far better rest that I go t
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known"
Small: In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing
"In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice"
Small: I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free
"I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free"
Small: I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, witho
"I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time"
Small: I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Dont trust t
"I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don't trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance any day in the week, if there is anything to be got by it"
Small: We are so very umble
"We are so very 'umble"
Small: Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!
"Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!"
Small: To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips wh
"To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart"
Small: There are only two styles of portrait painting the serious and the smirk
"There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk"
Small: This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in
"This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in"
Small: There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth
"There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth"
Small: Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old
"Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!"
Small: A day wasted on others is not wasted on ones self
"A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self"
Small: A boys story is the best that is ever told
"A boy's story is the best that is ever told"
Small: Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people im
"Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine"
Small: Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee th
"Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay"
Small: Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourage
"Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true"
Small: Anything for the quick life, as the man said when he took the situation at the lighthouse
"Anything for the quick life, as the man said when he took the situation at the lighthouse"
Small: Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when hes well dressed. There aint much credit in that
"Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that"
Small: The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you
"The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you"
Small: Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste
"Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people"
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