Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England, in 1812. His ...

All what Dickens wrote was a thorough
description of his time, a very difficult period in
the life of British people.
During the Victorian Age society was divided into
three social classes: the upper class, the middle
class and the working class.
It was the period of the Industrial Revolution,
characterized by many fantastic and useful
inventions. Unfortunately not everybody could
benefit from such a prolific period. As a matter of
facts life became really hard for the working
class, that is to say the majority of people. In
this class there were really poor people who
were exploited by the rich class. They lived in
unhealthy squalid overcrowded slums, because
they didn't have a good job and couldn’t afford
for example a house or enough food. They had a
little pay for a very hard job.
Everybody had to work, not only adults but also
children. Children in particular were exploited.
They were obliged to do the worst jobs: they
could be miners, blacksmiths, chimney sweepers,
toshers ...