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What was Charles Dickens' first book? - ✔✔In 1836 Charles Dickens' clippings
were published in his first book called Sketches by Boz.
What is the name of Charles Dickens' first wife? - ✔✔Charles Dickens' first wife
was named Catherine Hogarth. She and Charles had 10 children together before
separating in 1858.
In 1836, the same year that Sketches by Boz was released what did Charles
Dickens do? - ✔✔Charles Dickens started publishing The Posthumous Papers of
the Pickwick Club. His series of sketches, that were originally written as captions
for artist Robert Seymour's humorous sports-theme illustrations, took the form of
monthly serial installments. Charles Dickens' sketches were more popular than
the illustrations they were meat to accompany.
What magazine was Charles Dickens the publisher? - ✔✔Charles Dickens was
the publisher of a magazine called Bentley's Miscellany. This is where he
published his first novel, Oliver Twist.
What was Charles Dickens' first novel? - ✔✔Charles Dickens' first novel was
Oliver Twist. It follows the life of an orphan living in the streets. The story was
inspired by his own life as he was forced to get by on his wits and earn his own
keep. The novel was well received in England and America.
What magazine did Charles Dickens found? - ✔✔Charles Dickens found the
magazine called All the Year Round.
, What did Charles Dickens do after his 5 month lecture tour in the United States? -
✔✔Charles Dickens wrote American Notes for General Circulation which was a
sarcastic travelogue criticizing American culture and materialism.
What is The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit about? - ✔✔It is a story
about a man's struggle to survive on the ruthless American frontier.
How many Christmas stories did Charles Dickens publish? - ✔✔Two. One was A
Christmas Carol which was about the timeless protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge, a
curmudgeonly old miser, who with the help of a ghost, finds the Christmas spirit.
What did Charles Dickens designate himself after his first US tour in 1842? -
✔✔His first modern celebrity. He spoke of his opposition to slavery and
expressed his support for additional reform. Charles Dickens was a show off.
Did Charles Dickens eventually resent the invasion of privacy once he became a
celebrity? - ✔✔Yes.
Even though Charles Dickens criticized Americans did he make a second tour to
the US? - ✔✔Yes. His second tour was from 1867 to 1868. He wanted to set
things right with the public. He promised to praise the US in reprints of American
Notes for General Circulation and The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.
How many readings did Charles Dickens have? - ✔✔He had 76 reading. He
earned no less than $95,000 in the Victoria era which amounted to $1.5 million in
current US.
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