... he still engaged in many other activities. He administered charitable organizations, and pressed for many social reforms ("Charles Dickens"). Charles Dickens visited the United States in 1842, to lecture in favor of an international copyright agreement. However, he upset his hosts by criticizing slavery. Charles decided to invest in a new radical newspaper, The Daily News. He became editor and in the ... history. To increase the number of people willing to buy "Household Words", it also contained short stories and comical pieces. By 1851, the twenty-four page "Household Words" was rapid...

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Charles Dickens Oliver Twist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) comes from a poor family, his father was even in prison, and his experiences from his childhood are reflected in his many books such as David Copperfield, Little Dorrit. He started his career as a journalist. He wrote chiefly novels such as Hard times, Great expectations , The Posthumorous Papers of the Pickwick Club. He was great humanist and critic of social conditions ... part of society, small thieves( The Dodger, Charley Bates), prostitutes (Beth ,Nancy), criminals (the Jew, Sikes, Monks), middle and higher class ( Mr Losberne, Mrs...

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