Unit5Enjoyingnovels教材背景链接Dickenswasbornon7February1812,inLandport,Portsmouth,inHampshire,thesecondofeightchildrentoJohnDickens(1786~1851),aclerkintheNavyPayOfficeatPortsmouth
Whenhewasfive,thefamilymovedtoChatham,Kent
In1822,whenhewasten,thefamilyrelocatedto16BayhamStreet,CamdenTown,inLondon
Hisearlyyearsseemtohavebeenanidyllic(田园诗般的)time,althoughhethoughthimselfthena“verysmallandnotoverparticularlytakencareofboy”
Hespenttimeoutdoors,butalsoreadwidely,withaparticularfondnessforthenovelsaboutevilpersons
Hetalked,laterinlife,ofhismemoriesofchildhood,andofhiscontinuingmemoryofthepeopleandeventsthathelpedtobringhisfictiontolife
Hisfamily’searly,moderatewealthprovidedtheboyDickenswithsomeprivateeducationatWilliamGiles’sSchool,inChatham
Thistimeofprosperitycametoanabruptend,however,whenhi