Английский язык. Александрова Г.А. - 9 стр.

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                                  Charles Dickens
       Charles Dickens, a great English writer, was born on the 7 th of
February, 1812, in a small English town. He was a weak child and didn’t
like to take part in noisy and active games. The little boy was very clever
and learnt to read at an early age. He read a lot of books in his childhood.
When he was about six, someone took him to theatre for the first time. He
saw a play by Shakespeare and liked it so mush that he decided to write a
play of his own. When it was ready, he performed it with some of his
friends. Everybody enjoyed the performance, and the little writer felt very
happy.
       When Dickens was nine years old, the family moved to London
where they lived in an old house in the suburbs.
       They had a very hard life. There were several younger children in
the family besides Charles. The future writer couldn’t even go to school,
because at that time his father was in the Marshalsea Debtor’s Prison.
There was nobody in London to whom Mr Dickens could go for money,
and his wife with all the children except Charles went to join him in the
prison. The family lived there until Mr Dickens could pay his debts. Those
were the most unhappy days of all Charles’ life. The boy worked from
early morning till late at night to help his family.
       Charles was only able to start going to school when he was nearly
twelve, and his father was out of prison. He very much wanted to study,
but he didn’t finish his schooling. After two years of school he began
working again. He had to work hard to earn his living, and tried very
many trades, but he did not like any of them.
       His ambition was to study and become a well-educated man. At the
age of fifteen he often went to the famous library of British Museum. He
spent a lot of time in the library reading-room. He read and studied there
and in this way he got an education.
       Later Dickens described his childhood and youth in some of his
famous novels, among them «Little Dorrit» and «David Copperfield».

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