狄更斯及其作品简介

Charles Dickens (1812~1870)
Title
●borned in 1812 at Landport
●died on June 9,1870 and was buried
in Westminster Abbey ●the main representative of the critical realism in the 19th century
●one of the three greateast victorian novelists
(Dickens,Thackeray,George Eliot)
Charles Dickens
•1812, borned at Landport
•Had an unhappy childhood
•1836, married Catherine Hogarth
•Became well-known at the age of 25 by virtue of the Pickwick Papers
•1842, his first trip to America
1844~1845 , went to Italy (to economize and rest) 1857, fell in love with a young actress.
1858, announced formal separation from his wife 1867, sailed for America, stayed for four month. died on June 9,1870 and was buried in Westminster Abbey
Works
•1837 The Pickwick Papers《匹克威克外传》his first novel
•1837~1838Oliver Twist 《奥立弗·特威斯特》（又译《雾都孤儿》）
•1838~1839Nicholas Nickleby《尼古拉斯·尼克尔白》
•1840 Master Humphrey‘s Clock 《汉弗少爷的钟》a weekly paper
•1840~1841 The Old Curiosity Shop《老古玩店》
•1841 Barnaby Rudge《巴恩比·拉奇》his first historical novel
•1842 American Notes《美国札记》
•1843~1844 Martin Chuzzlewit《马丁·朱杰尔维特》
•1843 A Christmas Carol《圣诞欢歌》his first and best Christmas work
•1847~1848 Dombey and Son《董贝父子》•1849~1850 David Copperfield《大卫·科波菲尔》
•1850,3 Household Words《家常话》a weekly family magazine
•1852~1853 Bleak House《荒凉山庄》•1854 Hard Times《艰难时刻》
•1855~1857 Little Dorrit《小杜丽》
•1858 All the Year Round《一年四季》a magazine
•A Tale of Two Cities《双城记》
•1860~1861 Great Expectation《远大前程》•1864~1865 Our Mutual Friends《我们共同的朋友》
•1869 Edwin Drood《埃德蒙·多鲁德》a mystery, his last book, unfinished
Oliver Twist The story happened in
London. It told about an
orphan boy’s miserable life
experience and sufferings.
The hero Oliver grew up in
the orphanage. He went
through an apprenticeship, a
hard flight, but unfortunately
went thieves and was forced to
stay with the villains. After
much hardship, Oliver found
out his true identity with the
help of a kind person and
finally gained happiness.
Thanks !。