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CHARLES DICKENS
Charles Dickens, one of the greatest and most popular En­glish writers, was born on the 7th of February, 1812" In one of the small towns of England, He was a weak child, and did not like to take part In noisy . games.
The little boy was very ca­pable. .He learned to read at an early age and read many books in his childhood.
When he was about six, somebody took him to the theatre for the first time. He saw a play by Shakespeare and liked it so much that he decided to write a play of his own. When it was ready, he performed it together with some of his friends. Every­body enjoyed- the. performance, and the little writer, felt very happy.
When Dickens was nine years old the family moved to London.They lived in the suburbs of the capital of England.Their life was very hard.There were several younger childreen in the family besides Charles. The writer could not even go to school because at that time his father was in prison. The boy worked from early morning till late at night to help his family. ,: .
Only at the age of twelve, when his father was out of prison. Charles could go to school.He wanted to study very much, but he (did not finish school. Two years later he began to work again,
At the age of fifteen he often visited the famous library of the British Museum. THe spent many hours in the reading-room of that library. Me read and studied there and In this way he got his education.
Later Dickens described his childhood in some of his famous novels, such as "Litttle Dorrit", "Nickleby". "Oliver Twist¹*. "David Copperfield”
The great" \vriter died more -than a hundred years ago, but everybody still reads his books with great interest.
1.When and where was Charles Dickens born?
2.What kind of child was he?
3.When did he learn to read and what did he do in Ms childhood?
4.Where did he see a play by Shakespeare and what did he decide to do?
5. When did he perform his play?
6. Did he feel very happy when everybody enjoyed the performance?
7 When did his family move to London?
8. Why was their life very hard in London?
9. Why could not he go to school?
10. When could lie go to school?