1. Charles Dickens 1812-1870

2. Father: John Dickens

3. David Copperfield

4. Lack of Education

5. Court Reporter

6. Love of Theatre

7. “Boz”

8. “The Pickwick Papers”

9. 1836: Married Catherine Hogarth

10. 1838: Oliver Twist

11. 1839: Nicholas Nickleby

12. 1841: Old Curiousity Shop

13. 1841: Barnaby Rudge

14. 1842: American Tour

15. 1848-49: serial “David Copperfield”

16. 1846: Editor of the “Daily News”

17. 1850: “Household Words”

18. 1859: “All the Year Round” * Christmas Stories * Tale of Two Cities * Great Expectations

19. Dickens as Actor

20. 1858-1870: Public Lectures & Book Reading Tours

21. 1858: Georgina Hogarth

22. 1867-68: 2 nd American Tour

23. 1870: The Mystery of Edwin Drood