- Charles DICKENS
I. His life
- When was he born ?
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- Why didn't he go to school at the age of ten ?
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- What happened to his father in 1824 ? and why ?
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- Where did Dickens work then ?
- Was that period important in his life ?
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- Where did he go to live with his wife ?
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- How many children did he have ?
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- Did he always stay in England ?
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- When did he die ? and how old was he ?
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- Where is he buried ?
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II. His works
- Find the corresponding titles in English :
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TITLE in English
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Les Aventures de Mr Pickwick
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Conte de Noλl
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Le Carillon
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Le Grillon du Foyer
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Les Temps Difficiles
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Les Grandes Espιrances
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Notre Ami Commun
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2. Oliver Twist 
Find 4 reasons why he was not lucky.
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What did Dickens want to show
with that novel ?
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3. David
Copperfield (Complete your information with another page.) 
Sometimes he was miserable. Explain (4 reasons at least)
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4. Find 5 of his themes
(see that
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B. Victorian times 
1 - Victorian England
saw great expansion of :
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2 - Technological advances
What
began in Great-Britain and continued through the 19th century
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Changes
were seen in many areas. Give examples :
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3 - Name the three social
classes and associate the following words with them :
aristocracy - ethnic minorities - growing control of the economy -
city merchants - the underclass - gentleman
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4 - Child labour (Visit this
site too.) 
What was unbelievable ?
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Which
job was the most tiring, in your opinion ?
5 - Who wrote
what ? Write the right
letter in the second column. 
| Mary Shelley |
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a) Alice in Wonderland |
| Charlotte Brontλ |
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b) The Picture of Dorian Gray
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| Lewis Carroll |
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c) Ivanhoe
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| Thomas Hardy |
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d) The Jungle Book
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| Robert Louis Stevenson |
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e) Portrait of a Lady
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| Rudyard Kipling |
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f) Frankenstein
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| Arthur Conan Doyle |
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g) Tess of the D'Urbervilles
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| Walter Scott |
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h) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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| Henry James |
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i) Treasure Island
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| Oscar Wilde |
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j) Jane Eyre
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6 - The British Empire (also see here
and there)
Right or wrong ? Justify your answer.
- It was not very big under Queen Victoria.
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- She reigned over one-fifth of the world.
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- It contained more than 410 million people.
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7 - Make your own Victorian timeline 
with the following dates corresponding to important events
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1812 - 1819 -
1826 - 1837 - 1840 - 1859 - 1861 - 1870 - 1877 - 1879 - 1885 - 1888 -
1901
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