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Charles Dickens,... great English writer, was born on... 7th of... February 1812 in... small English town. He was... weak child and did not take... part in... noisy and active games.... little boy was very capable. He learned to read at... early age and read many books in his childhood. When he was about six, someone took him to... theatre for... first time. He saw... play by Shakespeare and liked it so much that he decided to write... play himself. When it was ready, he performed it with some of... his friends. Everybody enjoyed... performance and... little writer felt very happy.When Charles was nine years old,... family moved to... London where they lived in... very old house. Charles' father was... poor clerk.... life of... family was very hard. There were several younger children in... family besides Charles,... future writer could not even go to... school. At that time his father was put in... prison because he could not pay his debts. His wife and all... children went into... prison too. Those were... most unhappy days in... Charles' life. At... age often he had to start working.... boy worked from... morning till... night to help his family.

When his father was out of... prison,... young Charles was sent to... school where he remained three years. When he was fifteen he had to leave... school and start earning his own living again. He spent his spare time reading in... British Museum.

In... few years he became... newspaper reporter. In 1836 Dickens published his first book.