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Charles Dickens Accomplishments

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One man that was in plain sight the rescue and recovery crew could not get to. The poor old man was pinned under the train and died trapped there. There was nothing Dickens could do but stand there helplessly. Dickens didn’t let the devastation of the moment stop him from trying to mend the situation, he continued to give the injured passengers swigs of brandy which he found on the train. Hours and hours seemed to pass by before the entire accident was to be cleared. Once it was over, Dickens suddenly remembered that something valuable that he really needed was still in the train compartment where he had been. It was the latest installment of Our Mutual Friend. This book meant more to him than anything in the whole world …show more content…

His book sells were still skyrocketing and new books were not far from being set on the back burner due to the poor health conditions Dickens was facing. The doctors warned him time and time again about the state his health was in, however being the rebellious person he was and always trying to test his limits he ignored them. The readings of the books he had written were to be continued and nothing was to change. The very first reading of Murder of Nancy took place in 1868 in the town theater in Kent. Dickens also continued to finish the book he had already begun writing which was the mystery of Edwin Drood in 1869. Dickens living was living a life he was satisfied with would indicate to those close to him that if he were to go the next minute he would die one of the wealthiest men on earth. Rich in a family, rich in prosperity, and rich in …show more content…

His idolization and gratification towards the Queen of England were rendered at a high level of respect. Therefore, Queen Victoria in return admired the British writer even more nevertheless she thought that his writings were remarkable as well as his plays and she would try and make most of them whenever she could. There were always obstacles that would prevent the two from meeting one another in person. Until March 1870, Dickens received an invitation from Queen Victoria to come to the Buckingham Palace. Where she thanked him for some Civil War photographs that he had sent her, she also told him what pleasure she had gotten from seeing The Frozen Deep and she presented him with an autographed copy of her Journal of Her Life in the Highlands. In return, Dickens sent her to abound in red morocco and gold with some of his works. This meet ended with a big success, so it wasn’t much of a surprise when an invitation for the majesty’s levee arrived less than a week later. This would be one of the last farewells between him and the

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