Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 200th birthday of writer Charles Dickens.
Born on Feb. 7 1812 in Landport, England, Charles John Huffam Dickens grew in tough, working-class conditions. At age 12, after his father was thrown into a debtors’ prison, he was forced to work at a blacking factory.
This experience later influenced many of his famous novels, including Oliver Twist , David Copperfield and Great Expectations .
Starting his career as a journalist, Dickens eventually started...
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