Charles Dickens

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  • Grahame Smith (University of Stirling)

Dickens aged 37 in 1849

Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 in Landport, Portsmouth. The family moved to London in 1815, and to Sheerness and then Chatham, both in Kent, in 1817. Chatham remained Dickens's home until a crucial move back to London in 1823. These changes were …

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Citation:
Smith, Grahame. "Charles Dickens". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 January 2001
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5085, accessed 18 April 2014.]

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