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Charles was the second child of eight siblings in all, six of whom survived to adulthood. John, a naval clerk , always spent beyond his means. One day, he pointed out a house to Charles, remarking that he could live in such a house, if he worked hard. The family moved to London in At twelve, as the family finances worsened , Charles had to start work in a blacking factory , labelling bottles for eleven hours a day.

John Dickens was eventually sent to a debtors ' prison; Charles visited him there every Sunday. His youth left him with an ambitious drive. In he began work as a solicitor 's clerk. From the surroundings of is unremarkable office he began to collect names and characteristics of the people he saw. Charles began a journalistic career in ; writing became his passion.

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Working for the paper by day, and on his own work by night. He was beginning to taste success. His first piece of fiction was published in That same year, Charles met Catherine Hogarth. They fell in loved and were married. The next few years of fervent activity resulted in much writing and many children. As his writing become more popular and his fame more widespread , rumours began to abound of his drunkenness and admission to an asylum.