Dickens went on to be one of the most celebrated and influential writers of the Victorian period, travelling widely giving readings of his work. Oliver Twist was one of his earliest novels. From these sketches he progressed to writing short stories, and later novels – these tended to be published in instalments via the periodicals, which allowed him to adjust the plot as he went along, based on the reaction of readers. On reaching adulthood Dickens worked as a legal clerk, and later as a journalist writing political “sketches” for newspapers and periodicals. His experience of the poor conditions endured there by the child labourers was to inform his later writings such as Oliver Twist. However, at the age of 11, his father’s spiralling debts meant that young Charles was sent to work in a London factory. His family moved to Chatham in Kent when he was 4 and he enjoyed a comfortable childhood. Charles Dickens was born in Hampshire, the son of a clerk.
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