The Life of Charles Dickens

Timeline of Events in the life of Charles Dickens

What We Can Learn from the Life of Charles Dickens - From a very early age Charles Dickens knew he wanted to be gentleman. Unfortunately the odds weren't in his favor.

The Childhood of Charles Dickens -  Did you know that Charles Dickens worked in a shoe-polish factory when he was a child?

His Friends - Ellen Ternan, Wilkie Collins, John Forster and more.

Law Clerk to Journalist - Learn about the careers that Dickens had before he became an author.

Maria Beadnell - Read about the first love of Charles Dickens and find out what characters she inspired in his writing.

His Marriage - Did you know that in 1858 Charles Dickens and his wife were legally separated?

Gad's Hill Place - When he was a boy Charles Dickens and his father took a walk through Kent. On Gravesend Road they passed a house called Gad's Hill Place. 

Mesmerism  - Learn how Dickens studied and practiced mesmerism.

Bonfire at Gad's Hill Place - In September of 1860, behind his home at Gad's Hill Place, Charles Dickens tried to cover his tracks.

The Staplehurst Railway Accident - In 1865 Dickens narrowly escaped death in the Staplehurst railway accident.

The Children of Charles Dickens - Learn about the ten children of Charles Dickens

Inspector Francis J. Dickens -  Learn about the son of Charles Dickens that joined Canada's Northwest Mounted Police