Charles Dickens – Famous Authors Video

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth. His father worked in the naval dockyard. The family later moved to Chatham and London but slowly slid into poverty. Dickens ended up working in a factory. He took up journalism, then at 24 had great success as a novelist becoming one of the best loved writers of all time. The film covers his life and background and ends with an overview of the great author’s work.