高三英语Unit7AChristmasCarol介绍作者CharlesDickensABriefLifeStoryofCharlesDickensCharlesDickens(1812-1870)isconsideredtobeoneofthegreatestEnglishnovelistsoftheVictorianperiod
Dickens'sworksarecharacterizedbyattacksonsocialevils,injustice,andhypocrisy(虚荣)
CharlesDickenswasborninLandport,HampshireonFebruary7,1812
Hisfatherwasaclerkinthenavypayoffice,whowaswellpaidbutoftenendedupinfinancialtroubles
In1814DickensmovedtoLondon,andthentoChatham,wherehereceivedsomeeducation
John,Dickens,continuallylivingbeyondhismeans,wasfinallyimprisonedfordebtattheMarshalseadebtor’sprisoninSouthwarkin1824
12-year–oldCharleswasremovedfromschoolandsenttoworkataboot-blackingfactoryearningsixshillingsaweektohelpsupportthefamily
CharlesconsideredthisperiodasthemostterribletimeinhislifeThischildhoodpovertyandadversityco