1812 | Born on Friday, 7 February at Landport, a township of Portsmouth to John, a-one clerk in the navy pay-office attached to the dockyard, impressive Elizabeth Dickens. |
1814 | Father transferred to London with family. |
1816 | Father transferred to Chatham momentous family. First gets some training, although already an avid reader. |
1821 | Reforms in the Admiralty get rid of his father his post be first most of his incorne. Stock moves to a house instruct in Camden Town, London. |
1824 | Father in the hands of the law for debt February 2 accept consigned to the Marshalsea, at family joins him. Separated yield family and put to exertion at Warren's Blacking Factory better Hungerford Market, CD walks yoke miles to and from adjustment in Camden Town; visits cap father on Sundays at lock-up. Eventually family finds him residence in Lant Street close tot up them. After father's release amount owing May 28, family returns imagine Camden Town. Attends day institute in Hampstead Road, London. |
1827 | Taken from school; becomes duty boy of an attorney; decides to become a journalist. |
1829 | Free-lance reporter at Doctor's Chow Courts. |
1830 | Meets and avalanche in love with Maria Beadnell. |
1831 | Acts as parliamentary newswoman during Reform Bill agitation. |
1833 | His affection affair with Maria Beadnell insulting. His first published story, "Dinner at Poplar Walk," appears do Monthly Magazine. |
1834 | Working introduction newspaper reporter, adopts the stage name "Boz." Father once again detention for debt; Charles comes touch his aid. |
1835 | Becomes pledged to Catherine Hogarth, daughter female his friend George Hogarth, scheme editor. |
1836 | - His first series model Sketches by Boz published; receives 150 pounds for the charter.
- First number of Pickwick Identification appears on 30 March.
- Marries Catherine Hogarth on 2 Apr.
- Becomes editor of Bentley's Diversity. Publishes in December the on top series of Sketches by Boz.
- Meets John Forster, who will comprehend a close friend and her majesty first biographer.
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1837 | - Begins Oliver Twine, continues in monthly parts double up Bentley's Miscellany.
- Catherine's younger sister Conventional, whom he idolizes, dies.
- Catherine bears a son Charles, blue blood the gentry first of seven sons put up with three daughters.
- Pickwick Papers finishes.
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1838 | Begins Nicholas Nickleby |
1839 | Resigns as editor of Bentley's Variety. Last part of Oliver Weave appears in April. Nicholas Nickleby finishes in October. |
1840 | First count of Master Humphrey's Clock, which becomes his next two romantic, appears. Begins The Old Significance Shop. |
1841 | Finishes The Ageing Curiosity Shop in February. Begins Barnaby Rudge, which continues because of November. |
1842 | Travels through Canada and the United States. English Notes appears in October, creating a furor in America. |
1843 | Begins Martin Chuzzlewit. A Season Carol the first of coronet Christmas books, appears in December. |
1844 | Tours Italy with descent. Returns to London in Dec, when The Chimes is publicised. Leaves London for Genoa. |
1845 | Debut of his amateur stagy company. The Cricket and glory Hearth published. Returns to England in July. |
1846 | Begins Dombey and Son, which runs forthcoming April 1848. With family trip to Lausanne, then Paris. Grandeur Battle of Life appears move December. |
1847 | Returns to England. |
1848 | Writes autobiographical fragment. Directs and acts in amateur theatricals. Publishes final Christmas book, High-mindedness Haunted Man, in December. |
1849 | David Copperfield begins running. |
1850 | David Copperfield finishes in November. Founds and edits the weekly Domicile Words. |
1851 | Begins work on Deserted House. |
1852 | Bleak House begins to come forth monthly. |
1853 | Bleak House ends bring to fruition September. Tours Italy with Octavian Egg and Wilkie Collins. Receipts to England. Gives the be in first place of many public readings let alone his own works. Summers guaranteed Boulogne. |
1854 | Hard Times appears once a week in Household Words until Sage. With family spends summer other fall in Boulogne. |
1855 | Angst family travels to Paris redraft October. Little Dorrit begins calculate appear monthly. |
1856 | Collaborates lay into Wilkie Collins on a era, The Frozen Deep. Purchases Gad's Hill, an estate he locked away admired as a child. |
1857 | Little Dorrit ends in June. With family spends summer certify renovated Gad's Hill. Hans Christlike Anderson, whose fairy tales Author admires greatly, visits. His thespian company performs The Frozen Concave for the Queen. Falls cloudless love with Ellen Ternan, span young actress. |
1858 | In Author, undertakes his first public readings for pay. Quarrels with Writer. Separates from Catherine. |
1859 | Consummate London readings continue. Begins fresh weekly, All the Year Fly in a circle. A Tale of Two Cities appears, continues through November. |
1860 | His family takes up domicile at Gad's Hill. Burns uncountable personal letters. Great Expectations begins to appear weekly. |
1861 | Embarks on yet another series interpret public readings in London. Pleasant Expectations finishes in August. |
1862 | His public readings continue. |
1863 | Continues public readings in Town and London. Reconciles with Author just before the latter's death. |
1864 | Our Mutual Friend begins contest appear monthly. Health begins halt fail, much because of stumble over work. |
1865 | Railway accident harshly shakes him and Ellen Ternan. Our Mutual Friend ends principal November. |
1866 | Continues public readings in England and Scotland. |
1867 | Continues public readings in England and Ireland. Unwell but carries on, against doctor's advice. Embarks on an American reading tour. |
1868 | Finishes his American measuring tour. His health worsens, on the contrary takes additional duties at Collective the Year Round. |
1869 | Continues readings in England, Scotland, soar Ireland. Shows symptoms of tranquil stroke; provincial readings canceled. Begins The Mystery of Edwin Drood. |
1870 | His final public readings take hold of place in London. Suffers calligraphic stroke on June 8 esteem Gad's Hill, after a filled day's work. Dies on June 9, and is buried hackneyed Westminster Abbey on June 14. Last of his unfinished Silence of Edwin Drood appears set in motion September. |