How many children did Charles Dickens have? | The Sun
CHARLES DICKENS is a towering figure in world literature and who many regard as one of the greatest writers ever.
But how many children did he have, and who was his wife? Here's all you need to know.
How many children did Charles Dickens have?
Charles Dickens is one of the greatest fiction writers in the English language.
Scholars and critics regard him as a genius, and his work continues to be widely read to this day.
In addition to his prodigious literary output – including fifteen novels – he also found time to have a large family.
Charles and his wife Catherine had 10 children together, though their daughter Dora Annie Dickens sadly died in infancy.
Who was Charles Dickens?
Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1812, the second of eight children.
His first taste of literary success was the 1836 publication of The Pickwick Papers in serial form.
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He then found huge success as a novelist with classics like Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol.
His works are frequently adapted for stage and screen and is celebrated to this day for his satire, humour, and ingenious storytelling.
He died aged 58 in Higham, Kent,
Who was Charles Dickens' wife Catherine Thomson Hogarth?
Catherine Thompson Hogarth was born in Edinburgh on May 19, 1815.
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She met Charles Dickens through her father who was a journalist at the Morning Chronicle where Dickens worked as a young man.
They were married on April 2, 1836 and had 10 children together, before separating in June 1858.
It's not known why they separated, but there were rumours that Charles had a fling with an actress, and it was even suggested that he'd had an affair with his sister-in-law, Georgina.
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Despite the separation, she remained loyal to Charles and on her deathbed gave a collection of letters from him to her daughter, saying: "Give these to the British Museum – that the world may know [Charles] loved me once".
She died of cancer aged 64 in 1879, and was buried in Highgate Cemetery.
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