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When he was five, his family moved to Chatham in Kent, England.
The Old Curiosity Shop is located on Portsmouth Street in London. The small building includes "The Old Curiosity Shop immortalised by Charles Dickens". It trades in antique and modern art.
Most of Charles Dickens' novels were originally published in a monthly serial format. It was only later that they were released in book form.
His final novel "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"(1870) was never finished.
His pen name was "Boz"
Charles is buried at Westminster Abbey's Poet's Corner.
After "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens wrote several other Christmas stories, one each year.
Charles Dickens always slept head to the north. When he wrote his great works he sat face to the north.
At the age of 12, Dickens was forced to leave school and work in a factory after his father was thrown in jail for outstanding debts.
As a young man, Dickens aspired to become an actor.
Dickens was wildly successful at publishing his novels in monthly instalments, and achieved great popularity at the age of 24 with the serial publication of The Pickwick Papers.
In 1842, Dickens toured the United States giving lectures. He spoke out in favour of the abolition of slavery and the implementation of international copyrights.
Dickens was father to seven sons and three daughters.
In 1858, Dickens began giving well-attended public readings of his works and continued to do so for the next decade.