We tell the story of the life of Charles Dickens in this British history podcast
When Dickens was 12, his father was imprisoned in the Marshalsea Debtors' Prison and little Charles was sent to work in a shoe polish factory. Hear the story of young boy’s miserable life toiling in a rat infested riverside warehouse, visiting his family in prison - and hoping for a better life.
This experience left an indelible mark on Dickens, his writing highlights the struggles of the poor and the injustices faced by children. Hear how his experiences of visiting his family in prison inspired the story Little Dorrit.
Dickens returned to school at the Wellington House Academy in Camden, but his education was cut short once again when he started working as a clerk in a legal office. The law and lawyers satirised in nearly all of Dickens’ books, particularly in Bleak House.
Hear how Dickens but for a bad cold nearly became an actor, but instead started working as a writer and journalist.
We investigate how Dickens’ writing led him to campaign for women’s rights, prison reform and education for working people.
With dramatised scenes from his great books interwoven with stories from his life, this British History Podcast tells the story of the greatest English writer of the Victorian era.
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