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Life
Charles is born on February 7 -
Birth
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Dark years
His father is sent to prison and Charles has to work in order to help his family pay debts. -
New position
He starts working as the clerk to an attorney -
First piece of writing
A Dinner at Poplar Walk -
Marriage
He marries Catherine Hogarth -
First child is born
The publishing of Oliver Twist begins. -
Nicholas Nickleby
This is the year when its publishing starts. His first daughter, Mary, is born. -
Third child
Kate is born. -
The Old Curiosity Shop
First installment is published. -
Fourth child
Walter is born. He published Barnaby Rudge and starts touring Scotland with his wife. -
Travel to America
He also starts working on Martin Chuzzlewit -
A Christmas Carol
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Travel to Italy
His fifth child, Frank, is born. -
Sixth child
Alfred is born. -
Travel to Switzerland
Dickens takes his family to Switzerland. First installment of Dombey and Son. -
Seventh child is born
His son, Sydney, is born. -
David Copperfield
First installment published. Son Henry is born. -
Ninth child
Dora Annie is born. -
Deaths
Charles's father dies. His daughter Dora also dies at the age of eight months. -
Last child is born
Edward is born. Fist installment of Bleak House -
Hard Times
Novel published -
Gad's Hill Place purchase
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Ellen Ternan
Charles meets Ellen and separates from his wife the year after. -
A Tale of Two Cities
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Great Expectations
Publication begins in the weekly All Year Round -
Dicken's mother
Elizabeth Dickens dies. Charles starts working on Our Mutual friend. His son Walter dies. -
Railway accident
He's involved in the accident in the Staplehurst accident. Ellen and her mother accompanied him. -
American tour
Charles travels to America one more time. -
Edwin Drood
Dickens starts working on The Mystery of Edwin Drood. -
Death
Charles suffers a stroke on June 8 and finally dies at Gad's Hill Place the following day.
