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Activity to mark the bicentenary of his birth, students piece together the story of Charles Dickens’ life.

Born into poverty on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, England, Charles Dickens left school to work in a factory to support his family. His novels, most published in serial form, attracted a huge following making him one of the first international literary celebrities.

ʺCharles Dickens (February 7, 1812–June 9, 1870) was a popular English novelist of the Victorian era, and to this day he remains a giant in British literature. Dickens wrote numerous books that are now considered classics, including ʺDavid Copperfield,ʺ ʺOliver Twist,ʺ ʺA Tale of Two Cities,ʺ and ʺGreat Expectations.ʺ Much of his work was inspired by the ...

ʺA Christmas Carolʺ by Charles Dickens is one of the most beloved works of 19th-century literature, and the story's enormous popularity helped make Christmas a major holiday in Victorian Britain. When Dickens wrote ʺA Christmas Carolʺ in late 1843, he had ambitious purposes in mind, yet he could never have imagined the profound impact his story would have. Quelle: ...

ʺGreat Expectations is one of the most famous and much-loved novels by the great master of Victorian prose, Charles Dickens. Like all of his great novels, Great Expectations has Dickens's brilliant use of character and plot—along with an incredible sensibility and sympathy for the way that the British class system was constructed in the nineteenth century.ʺ Quelle: ...

A Christmas Carol online lesen bei Project Gutenberg.

ʺDieser Hörtext ist eine altersgemäße Version der berühmten Weihnachtsgeschichte von Charles Dickens A Christmas carol. Den als Hörspiel gestalteten und von native speakers gesprochenen Text können Sie hier kostenlos herunterladen.ʺ (erfordert Login) (Quelle: Anbieter)

In seinem berühmtesten Roman erzählt Charles Dickens, wie der Waisenknabe Oliver Twist unschuldig in die Fänge des finsteren Hehlers Fagin und seiner Diebesbande gerät und immer tiefer in Verbrechen verwickelt wird. Dank der Hilfe guter Menschen kann Oliver sich schließlich doch befreien. Der Roman spielt im Armeleute- und Verbrechermilieu des 19. Jahrhunderts und ...