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The full biography of Charles Dickens, the most popular novelist of the Victorian Era.

The young Charles Dickens lived the life of one of his characters--a tragic, deprived boyhood. With his father confined to debtors' prison, Charles spent a year as a child laborer. His early pain fueled the ambition of this prolific social writer of Victorian England.

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Charles Dickens - A Dickensian Childhood (2:04)

Charles Dickens - A Dickensian Childhood

Learn about Charles Dickens' youth and this great novelist of the Victorian Era's family struggles with debt prison.

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Charles Dickens - One Last Chance (2:06)

Charles Dickens - One Last Chance

Novelist Charles Dickens set out on public speaking tours of his most beloved work to both the United States and Great Britain in need of money but cost him his health.

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Charles Dickens - The Installment Plan (0:57)

Charles Dickens - The Installment Plan

Charles Dickens wrote stories for the masses but few could afford leather bound novels, so people read his serialized writings in monthly segments.

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Charles Dickens - Full Episode (46:55)