Flashcards

Charles Dickens

Sophia Lindquist British Lit 12th grade English 16 cards

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1Dickens worked at a_________ to pay for his fathers ________.1. boot blackening
2. debts
2Dickens first jobReporter for the Morning Chronicle
3Dickens first series of articlesSketches by Boz
4Sketches by Boz was published in1833
5Dickens illustratorH.K. Brown (Phiz)
6What made Dickens popular in England and America?The Pickwick Papers
7The Pickwick Papers was published in1837
8Dickens married _______ in ___1. Catherine Hogarth
2. 1836
9Dickens biographerJohn Forster
10Dickens was the first editor ofBentley's Miscellany
11Dickens advocated for______ and ______1. Copyright laws
2. Abolition of slavery
12The first of the Christmas books was published in1844
13Dickens life-long dreamTo be in theater
14Dickens started a ______ in _____1. Theatrical company
2. 1845
15Worked as editor until his death atAll the Year Round
16Years _____ Dickens traveled to ______ to _________________1. 1867-1868
2. America
3. Public readings of his work