15 Questions
In which year did Charles Dickens begin work as a solicitor’s clerk?
1827
What was the occupation of Charles' father, John Dickens?
Naval clerk
How many siblings did Charles have who survived to adulthood?
Six
Where did Charles work at the age of 12 due to the family's worsening finances?
Blacking factory
When did Charles Dickens begin his journalistic career?
1831
What was Charles Dickens' father's occupation?
Naval clerk
At what age did Charles Dickens start working in a blacking factory?
12
Where did the Dickens family move to in 1822?
London
What was Charles Dickens' first job after leaving the blacking factory?
Solicitor's clerk
When did Charles Dickens begin his journalistic career?
1831
What was Charles Dickens' occupation at 12 years old due to the family's financial difficulties?
Labelling bottles in a blacking factory
What was the occupation of Charles Dickens' father, John Dickens?
Naval clerk
Where did the Dickens family move to in 1822?
London
How many siblings did Charles have who survived to adulthood?
Six
When did Charles Dickens begin his journalistic career?
1827
Study Notes
Early Life of Charles Dickens
- Charles Dickens began working as a solicitor's clerk at an unknown date.
- Charles' father, John Dickens, was a clerk in the Navy Pay Office.
- Charles had five siblings who survived to adulthood.
- At 12 years old, Charles worked in a blacking factory due to his family's worsening finances.
- Charles started his journalistic career at an unknown date.
- Charles' father, John Dickens, was a clerk in the Navy Pay Office.
- Charles started working in a blacking factory at the age of 12 due to the family's financial difficulties.
- The Dickens family moved to Camden Town, London in 1822.
- Charles' first job after leaving the blacking factory was as a solicitor's clerk.
- Charles started his journalistic career at an unknown date.
- Charles worked in a blacking factory at 12 years old due to the family's financial difficulties.
- Charles' father, John Dickens, was a clerk in the Navy Pay Office.
- The Dickens family moved to Camden Town, London in 1822.
- Charles had five siblings who survived to adulthood.
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