Charles+Dickens

Butler, Jordan 1 Scotty Butler, Bobby Jordan

Ms. Karen Chase

ENG 322G

13 April 2009



Annotated Bibliography  This is a project for Ms. Chase's lit class. We are reading A Doll's House and Midsummer Night's Dream. We were assigned authors to expose ourselves to the writing trends and influences of the time period. Charles Dickens is considered by many to be one of the greatest literary heroes of all time. He demonstrated this through famous novels such as, //Oliver Twist, Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities,// and //Great Expectations//. All in all, Dickens was __very__ advanced for his time, and it still known today as one of history's greatest authors. "Charles Dickens Biographical Information." __The Victorian Web: An Overview__. 6 Nov. 2007. 13 Apr. 2009. <[]>.

This site contains links that lead to information on Dickens's life, works, and career. It describes in detail his life and the effects that working in the Blacking Factory had on his mental state and works. He was later influenced by his relationship and eventual break-up with Maria Beadnell because her parents disapproved of his job. This site covers his career from his early work in the factory to newspaper reporter to free-lancing writer to successful author. It also covers his continued public readings up until his death in 1870 from a stroke. "Charles Dickens - Biography and Works." __The Literature Network: Online classic literature, poems, and quotes.__ __Essays & Summaries__. 13 Apr. 2009 <[]>.

This site discusses where Dickens got the ideas and inspirations for the characters and events in his works. This site goes into depth of how, even after his father's debt had been paid, his mother wanted him to continue working in the horrible conditions of the Blacking Factory. It also describes how many of his characters were inspired by his experiences and emotions. This site also lists many of his works from his __Sketches by Boz__ (his pseudonym) to __A Christmas Carol__.

"Charles Dickens." __www.kirjasto.sci.fi__. 13 Apr. 2009 .

This site briefly discusses the life and several of the works of Charles Dickens. It describes how Dickens's works attacked the things that he viewed as the evils of the world such as unequality, injustice, and hypocrisy. It details how the stresses of Dickens's life worked their way into his works. For example, his novel __Little Dorritt__ was influenced by his father going to debtor's prison early in Dickens's life and how he also had to work to help pay his father's debt. It also depicts how many of Dickens's works, including __Oliver Twist__, were originally written and sold in monthly installments until he became a successful author.  Kaplan, Fred. __Dickens: a Biography__. New York: Wiliam Morrow & Co, 1988.

Kaplan's book covers Dickens's life and works as well as the influences of his life on his works. It also has quotes of other contemporaries of the time and their views on Dickens's work. This book covers not only how the world affected Dickens, but also how Dickens affected the world. Dickens drew inspiration from the many hardships of the time, such as poverty, starvation, and the injustice of humanity. His works attacked the evils of humanity, such as greed, hatred and corruption, and supported the benevolent characteristics that he believed all people should have, such as kindness, sympathy, and good will towards mankind.