About+the+Author

Charles Dickens was a former English author who lived from 1812 until 1870.He was one of eight children, Because of financial difficulties, Dickens father was placed in a debtors prision and young charles was put to work in a factory.Charles returned to school after his father's release from prision.At age of 24 he published his first story Two of dickens most famous novels were "A christmas carol","Great Expectations" and perhaps his most famous work,"A Tale of Two Cities."