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Charles Dickens: Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, the son of John and Elizabeth Dickens. John Dickens was a clerk in the Naval Pay Office. He had a poor head for finances, and in 1824 found himself imprisoned for debt. His wife and children, with the exception of Charles, who was put to work at Warren's Blacking Factory joined him in the Marshalsea Prison. When the family finances were put at least partly to rights and his father was released, the twelve-year-old Dickens, already scarred psychologically by the experience, was further wounded by his mother's insistence that he continue to work at the factory. His father, however, rescued him from that fate, and between 1824 and 1827 Dickens was a day pupil at a school in London. At fifteen, he found employment as an office boy at an attorney's, while he studied shorthand at night. His brief stint at the Blacking Factory haunted him all of his life — he spoke of it only to his wife and to his closest friend, John Foster — but the dark secret became a source both of creative energy and of the preoccupation with the themes of alienation and betrayal which would emerge, most notably, in //David Copperfield// and in //Great Expectations//.
 * Life:**


 * Works :**
 * Oliver Twist,
 * Nicholas Nickleby,
 * The Old Curiosity Shop,
 * Barnaby Rudge,
 * Martin Chuzzlewit,
 * A Christmas Carol,
 * Dombey and Son,
 * David Copperfield
 * Bleak House
 * Hard Times
 * Little Dorrit
 * A Tale of Two Cities
 * Great Expectations
 * Our Mutual Friend

The French Revolution: -Time Period in France of social and political disturbance and radical change in the history of France. -Due to the Age of Enlightenment new principles of citizenship ended the absolute monarchy. -While these changes occurred many battles and revolts happened leading to much bloodshed and the execution of a king. -France was in an enormous dept due to Seven Years War including the Revolutionary War. -The people revolted after they became unfairly taxed due to the large dept the nation had grown. -During the heavy taxing peasants were especially victimized. -The peasants used ancient agricultural methods and began to spend more money on taxes then the money they gained from work and got no profit, they soon were left with no food, which led to no work, which led to no house. -The French Revolution was perhaps the most crucial influence on British intellectual, philosophical, and political life in the nineteenth century. -France's government at the time was in a deep financial crisis also due to problems with collecting money -In July, 1788 during this revolution, a hailstorm destroyed most of the crops in the area. -At this time, people began to be evicted from their homes and hunger become more visible. -Historians many times argue about the the cause of the Revolution, but the following reasons are normally brought up: -The Aristocratic Revolt, from 1787 through 1789, was when Charles-Alexandre de Calonne, French general of finances, summoned an assembly of "notables" in order to propose reforms that were designed to fully eliminate the amount of debt by increasing the taxation for the wealthy classe s.
 * the increasing wealth of commoners, including merchants, manufacturers, and professionals, often called the bourgeoisie
 * peasants were less aware of their situation and less supportive of the feudal system
 * French participation in the American Revolution almost drove the government to bankruptcy
 * crop failures in a large percentage of the country in 1788, on top of a long period of economic difficulties, making the population restless

"Liberty Leading the People" The French Revolution Louis XIV was one of the main reasons that France fell into economic turmoil

Works Cited:

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