Charles Dickens is a famous writer in the English language. He wrote about the real world of England and many of the people in his books were not rich, but poor and hungry.
Charles Dickens’s family lived in London and his father worked in an office. It was a good job, but he always spent a lot of money and often there was no money to buy food. There were eight children in the family, so life was hard.
Charles went to school and his teachers thought he was very clever. But when Charles was only eleven, his father lost all his money and the family left their house. Charles got a job washing bottles. He worked ten hours a day and he earned six shillings (30p) a week. Every night, after work, he walked four miles back to his room. Charles hated it and never forgot it. He used it in many books, for example David Copperfield and Oliver Twist.
50. Charles Dickens was born in 1812. ___
51. Charles Dickens wrote in English. ___
52. Charles Dickens only wrote about rich people. ___
53. Charles Dickens’ father had a job in an office. ___
54. Charles Dickens’ life was difficult because he had eight children. ___
55. Charles Dickens was good at school. ___
56. Charles Dickens spent all his father’s money. ___
57. Charles Dickens worked every night. ___
58. Charles Dickens earned very little money. ___
59. Oliver Twist was Charles Dickens’ friend. ___