Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens. Best known for his host of cruel characters. Born in portsmouth, England he was the second child of a family of four. His dad was taken away to debtors prison because he had a gambling problem. Charles did not go with the rest of his family to debtors prison. he was supported by family and friends untill he got his own job as a clerk. He then learnt shorthand and went on to be a ...