1833年，狄更斯的第一个故事 《在白杨城共进晚餐》在伦敦的 期刊《月刊》上发表。1836年3 月，他的第一部小说《匹克威克 外传》获得巨大成功。
In November 1836 As a novelist, Charles Dickens’s success continued. He created Oliver Twist (187~39), Nicholas Nickleby (1838~39), The Old Curiosity Shop and so on.
狄更斯在1851年11月下旬搬进塔维斯托克楼， 在那里他将写出《荒凉山庄》（1852~53）、 《艰难时世》（1853）和《小杜丽》 （1857）。正是在这里，他沉迷于业余戏剧 演出，这是他的福斯特“生命”。
A Tale of Two Cities (1859)and Great Expectations (1861) soon followed and would prove resounding successes. During this time, he was also the publisher and editor of and a major contributor to the Household Word and All the Year Round .
“He was a sympathiser to the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.”
• 1870年6月9日狄更斯因脑溢血与世 长辞，他去世后被安葬在西敏寺的诗 人角。他的墓碑上如此写道：“他是 贫穷、受苦与被压迫人民的同情者； 他的去世令世界失去了一位伟大的英 国作家。”
1836年11月，作为小说家的狄 更斯的成功继续着，他创作 出了《雾都孤儿》 （1837~39) 、《尼古拉斯. 尼克贝尔》（1838~39）、 《老古玩店》等作品。
Writing Career（later years）
In late November 1851, Dickens moved into Tavistock House where he would write Bleak house （1852~53），Hard Times（1854） and Little Dorrit (1857). It was here he indulged in the amateur theatricals which are described in Forster’s “Life”.
Writing Career（early years）
In 1833 Dickens’s first story, A Dinner at Poplar Walk was published in London periodical, Monthly Magazine. His first novel The Pickwick Papers get a great success in March 1836.
DIRECTORY
• Brief Introduction • Writing Career • Literary Style • Question • Answer
Br.狄更斯 （1812~1870），英国 小说家，10岁时全家被 迫迁入负债者监狱。狄 更斯相继当过律师事务 所学徒，民事诉讼法庭 的记录员和驻议会的记 者。他只上过几年学， 全靠刻苦自学成为知名 作家。
Charles·Dickens(1812~1870),a British novelist. At the age of 10 his families were forced to move into debtors prison. When 15 years old, Dickens became an apprentice in a law firm and later a civil court judge clerk and then a newspaper reporter stationed in parliament. He had only a few years school life .But thanks to assiduous self-study he became a famous writer.
“ the genius who most fully expressed his contemporaries in the common interest”---Stefan Zweig
狄更斯是个高产作家，他凭着勤奋和天 赋创作出一大批经典著作。他是19世纪 英国现实主义文学的主要代表。 “一个最充分地表达了他同时代人的共同 趣味的天才”（斯蒂芬-茨威格语）。
BLEAK HOUSE
Ordnance Terrace, Charles Dickens’s home 1817~1822
Poet’s Corner
Charles Dickens dies by stroke on June 9, 1870 and he was buried at Westminster Abbey in the Poet’s Corner.
Brief Introduction
Dickens is a prolific writer and created a large number of classical works by his hard work and talent. He is a key representative of 19th century British literary realism.