Charles Dickens презентация к проекту Famous people в соавторстве с Вахидовой Викторией, ученицей 11 класса

  Charles John Huffam Dickens

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Charles Dickens -

• English writer, stenographer, reporter, novelist and essayist. A classic of world literature, one of the greatest prose writers of the XIX century, he became the most popular English-language writer during his lifetime. Dickens' work is attributed to the heights of realism, but his novels reflected both sentimental and fairy-tale beginnings.

Early years.

• Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 in the small English town of Landport. He was the second child of eight children of John Dickens and his wife Elizabeth Dickens.
• The writer spent his childhood in terrible poverty. In 1824, his father, unable to provide for a large family, ended up in debt prison.
• To help his mother make ends meet, 12-year-old Charlie was forced to drop out of school and get a job in a factory.
• On Sundays , the whole family went to prison to their father.

Early years.

• After a while, the Dickens received a small inheritance. His father was released, got a job again, but his mother insisted that Charles stay at the factory.
• Despite the hard work, the inquisitive boy continued his studies.
• He entered the Wellington Academy, after which he got a job as a junior clerk in a law office.A year later, young Dickens learned shorthand, began working as a reporter.
• In 1830, he was lucky enough to get a job at the editorial office of the Morning Chronicle.

The beginning of his career.

• Working in the editorial office literally inspired Dickens. Enthusiastically working on reporting assignments, he realized that his vocation was writing. His subtle irony, lively and rich language immediately attracted the attention of readers.
• In 1836, Dickens ventured to print his first work — the moral "Sketches by Boz", which included psychological sketches, portraits of typical Londoners.
• In the same year, a stunning success awaited the aspiring writer after the publication of his "Posthumous Notes of the Pickwick Club".
• Two years later, Dickens consolidated the fame of a talented writer thanks to two books — "Oliver Twist" and "Nicholas Nickleby".
• In total, Dickens wrote 13 novels, several dozen novels and short stories.

Features of creativity .

• Dickens' success as a writer was that he was understood and accepted by all strata of society.
• Dickens' works are written in the best traditions of critical realism. The writer sought to show the reader the truth, no matter how bitter and unpleasant it might be. But at the same time, he brightened up all the dark sides with subtle humor and irony, gave hope for changes for the better.
• Often the main characters of Dickens were simple, ordinary people, for whom the main value is the family. An important role in his works was played by children, the images that are in almost every work Dickens.

Private life.

• Charles Dickens was married once. His wife was Catherine Hogarth, the daughter of a close friend.
• Despite having 10 children together, this marriage was not a happy one for the writer. Frequent quarrels with his wife, childhood illnesses irritated Dickens, who began to consider the family a torment and a great burden.
• 45-year-old Dickens found an outlet in a love affair with 18-year-old actress Ellen Ternan, with whom he maintained a relationship for many years and even included her in his will.
• Heavy loads and a disorderly lifestyle led to a deterioration in the health of the writer, who died of a stroke on June 9, 1870.
• Dickens' fame continued to grow after his death. He was turned into a real god of English literature.