Information on Charles Dickens

Why did Charles Dickens write A Christmas Carol?

What is the Industrial Revolution?

These questions will be answered when we study the life of Charles Dickens and why he wrote A Christmas Carol.

Quick Facts

*Born on February 7, 1812 in Landport, Portsmouth England

*Parents: John & Elizabeth Dickens

*Education: One year at William Giles’ School (ages 9-11);

Three years at Wellington House Academy (ages 13-15)

Self-educated

*Died on June 9, 1870 of a stroke & buried in Westminster Abbey, London

Timeline of Dickens’ Life

http://www.perryweb.com/Dickens/life_events.shtml

Biography of Dickens’ Life

http://www.dickens-literature.com/l_biography.html

*Wrote several publications including:

Oliver Twist

Nicholas Nickleby

David Copperfield

A Tale of Two Cities

Great Expectations

A Christmas Carol

Other Works by Charles Dickens

http://www.online-literature.com/dickens/

Information on Charles Dickens

Bleak House- http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/bleakhouse/animation.shtml

Map of London & Where Dickens Lived

http://charlesdickenspage.com/dickens_london_map.html

Child Labor

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRfood.factory.htm

The Factory Act

http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/snapshots/snapshot13/snapshot13.htm

The Poorhouses

http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/snapshots/snapshot08/snapshot8.htm

Textile Workers & the Industrial Revolution

http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/textile.html

Industrial Revolution

http://www.ecology.com/archived-links/industrial-revolution/index.html

http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Industrial_Revolution.html - links to several sites

Life During the Industrial Revolution

http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/

The Value of British Money

http://www.dicamillocompanion.com/British_Money.html

Dickens Museum

http://www.dickensmuseum.com/

Victorian Parlor Games

http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/parlour-games.html -popular games played in the Victorian era

http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/spoon/similes.php -A list of similes

http://www.victorianstation.com/jukebox.htm - Victorian Music

Links to Webquests about Dickens & Characters in A Christmas Carol

Scrooge for Mayor

A Dickens of a Party

The Ghosts of Dickens

Which Ghost Influenced Scrooge the Most?