3. Charles Dickens died on June 9, 1870.
An epitaph at his funeral
"To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's
most popular author) who died at his residence,
Higham, near Rochester, Kent, June 9, 1870, at the
age of 58. He was a sympathizer with the
poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his
death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to
the world."
4. As reported in Charles Dickens obituary, his last
words were alleged to have been –
“Be natural my children. For the writer that is
natural has fulfilled all the rules of art.”
6. Charles Dickens married Catherine Hogarth
Dickens on April 2, 1836.
Together, they had 10 children.
7. • The Pickwick Papers –
1836
• Oliver Twist – 1837
• Nicholas Nickelby –
1838
• The Old Curiosity
Shop - 1840
8. • The Pickwick Papers – • Martin Chuzzlewit –
1836 1843
• Oliver Twist – 1837 • Dombey and Son –
• Nicholas Nickelby – 1846
1838 • David Copperfield –
• The Old Curiosity 1849
Shop - 1840 • Bleak House - 1852
9. • Hard Times – 1854
• Little Dorrit – 1855
• A Tale of Two Cities –
1859
• Great Expectations -
1860
10. • Hard Times – 1854 • Our Mutual Friend –
• Little Dorrit – 1855 1864
• A Tale of Two Cities – • The Mystery of Edwin
1859 Prood - 1870
• Great Expectations -
1860
12. The Mystery of Edwin Prood is the final
novel by Charles Dickens. The novel was
left unfinished at the time of Dickens’
death, and was intended ending for it
remains unknown.
13. In Charles Dickens' day, awards were more
commonly given for practical purposes. If he had
made inventions or created new ways to produce
machinery, he would have most likely won a few.
However, awards for art, literature, or other
creative achievements were about non existent.
There have been plays, musicals, and movies that
have received awards since that time, but Charles
Dickens himself never received any awards.
