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Charles Dickens

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Gender Male
Death154 years ago
Date of birth February 7,1812
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born Landport
Portsmouth
United Kingdom
Date of died June 9,1870
DiedGads Hill Place
United Kingdom
Plays A Tale of Two Cities
No Thoroughfare
The Frozen Deep
Children Francis Dickens
Kate Perugini
Henry Fielding Dickens
Mary Dickens
Job Poet
Novelist
Playwright
Social Critic
Spouse Catherine Dickens
Siblings Harriet Dickens
Alfred Lamert Dickens
Letitia Dickens
Short storiesA Christmas Carol (Reissue)
The Signal-Man
Grandchildren Mary Angela Dickens
Ethel Kate Dickens
Downwards Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities
Oliver Twist
Great Expectations
Current partner Ellen Ternan
Influences William Shakespeare
Victor-Marie Hugo
Victor Hugo
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Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.

Biography

Cahrles dickens was born on februray 7.1812 in portsmouth.England.He was the second of eight children born to john and elizabeth dickens.He had five brothers and two sisters.He was a british novelist.Journalist.Editor.Illustrator and scoial commentator.He was one of the most popular writers of his era and his works are still widely read today.

Physical Characteristics

Hcarles dickens was a tall man.Standing at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and weighing raound 170 pounds (77 kg).He had brown eyes and a slim build.

Education and Career

Charles dickens was educated at a private school in london.He left school at the age of 15 and began wokring as a law clerk.He later worked as a journalist and editor for various newspapers and magazines.In 1836.He published his first novel.The pickwick papers.Which was an instatn success.He went on to write many more novels.Nicluding oliver twist.A christmas carol.And great expectations.

Personal Life

Charles dickens married catherine hogarth in 1836 and they had 10 children together.He later separated from catherine in 1858 and moved to france with his mistress.Ellen ternan.He died on june 9.1870 in gad s hill plcae.Kent.England.

Most Important Event

One of the most important events in charles dickens life was the upblication of his novel a christmas carol in 1843.The novel was an nistant success and has since become a classic.It has been adapted into numerous films.Plays.And musicals and is still widely read today.

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Charles dickens zodiac sign was aquarius and his nationality was britihs.He was a prolific writer and is considered one of the greatest novelists of the victorian era.Eh is remembered for his vivid characters.Social criticism.And unique writing style.

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Actor Joe Alwyn says his biggest competition This Christmas is. . Kermit The Frog.

Both play Bob Cratchit in versions of A Christmas Carol .

Joe's in the latest BBC adaptation from the makers of Peaky Blinders . Kermit, of course, is in the 1992 Muppets classic.

The revelation though?

"I've never actually seen A Muppet Christmas Carol ," says Joe, despite it being on all Christmas, every Christmas.

Safe to say, the 2019 version is as far from Kermit, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear as you can get - a far darker take on The Classic Charles Dickens Novel .

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The plot is the Same - The mean-spirited Ebenezer Scrooge (played by Guy Pearce ) gets a visit from The Ghost of Jacob Marley .

Three other ghosts then show him his past, his present and his deathly future.

"There is a Psychological Thriller element to it," says Charlotte Riley , who plays The Ghost of Christmas Present .

"You understand a lot more about Scrooge and why he is the way that he is.

"I think it humanises him and it makes the story of redemption even more satisfying. "

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She thinks executive producer Steven Knight has "read between the lines" of Dickens to put this new twist on the plot.

Knight is The Brains behind Taboo and Peaky Blinders , and this version shares the aesthetic of both those shows.

"It's not the glossy, sanitised, cheery Dickensian world that we might know previously," says Joe Alwyn .

"It looks at Scrooge 's pain and that goes into some uncomfortable themes and areas that haven't been explored before.

"It's totally in the vein of Peaky Blinders . "

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Playing The Role of Jacob Marley - Scrooge 's old business Partner - is Stephen Graham , who says Knight has put an "earthy, working class spin" on the festive tale.

"What this version has done is make a good representation of what's happening In Society now in certain respects.

"It bangs a mirror up and says, 'Be Careful '. Look at how you treat people and your fellow man.

"You don't want to go to your grave with all those horrible resentments. "

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"It's been alright hasn't it?" he smiles.

"I still pinch myself sometimes as I'm still that little kid that just wanted to be an actor when he grew up. "

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