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English Revision-Charles Dickens
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Mind Map on English Revision-Charles Dickens, created by Sophie Suffolk on 15/01/2015.
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English Revision-Charles Dickens
Victorian Britain (1837-1901)
Chimney sweeps
Industrial revolution
Poverty
Class system
Social inequality-Working your way up, huge gap between rich and poor
British empire
Industrialisation
Workhouses
Child labor and exploitation
Rise of machine
The rise of cities vs farms
Charles Dickens
Born in Portsmouth on 7th February 1812
His father was imprisoned for bad debt
Charles was sent to work in a Warren's blacking factory and endured appalling conditions
After three years at the work house he went back to school
He wrote about his experiences in the factory
In the novels 'David Copperfield' and 'Great Expectations'
Started his career as a journalist
The novel 'A Christmas Carol' established the idea of Christmas charity toward the less fortunate
Emphsised the greediness of the rich and harsh living conditions of the poor
Charles Dickens later life
He published an autobiography
Wrote travel books and administrated charitable organisations
Enjoyed the theatre, wrote plays and performed for Queen Victoria in 1851
Spent time abroad lecturing against slavery in the USA
He died of a stroke in 1870 and is buried at West Minister Abbey
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