Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol.

His full name is Charles John Huffom Dickens. He was born on 7th February, 1812 in Portsmouth, England.

His father was John Dickens, and his mother was Elizabeth Dickens.
Charles Dickens had 7 brothers:

- Frederick Dickens                                    - Alfred Lamert Dickens
- Augustus Dickens                                     - Letitia Dickens
- Alfred Lamert Dickens                            - Harriet Dickens
- Frances Dickens                                       

Before he be writer, he worked in one shoe shop when his father went to jail.

His works were and are very famous, allmost everyone had his books because they were
very cheap.

He usually wrote novels and short stories.

He wrote a lot of books, but the most famous books are:

- Oliver Twist (1838)                                      - Household Words (1854)            
- Old Curiosity Shop (1841)                           - Great Expectations (1860)
- A Christmas Carol (1843)                            -  Our Mutual Friend (1865)            
- Bleak House (1853)                                       - The Frozen Deep (1866)


He died on 9th June, 1870 in Gads Hill Place, England, when he was 58 years - old.

XIX Century

This Century was reing by the queen Victoria. There was a very famous war; The opium war, with China. This product came from England and United States, so there were a lot of addicts to this drug. This war was two parts; 1º from the years 1839 to 1842  / 2º from the years 1856 to 1860. England won this war, so China lost and acceped the drug traffic.