The Pickwick Papers

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England, and grew up in London. As a child, Dickens loved reading. His teachers immediately saw that he was very intelligent and a talented writer, so they encouraged him to read and write. Charles’s life looked promising until he was twelve years old, when his father was sent to prison for debt,1 and Charles was sent to work in a factory. [...]

The Pickwick Club

Rochester

Manor Farm

You have read about Sports in Britain in the 19th century. Now find out about sports in Britain today. Connect to the Internet and go to www.blackcat.vicensvives.net . Insert The Pickwick Papers in the search engine (buscador), click on this title, then on Project links and finally on the relevant link for this project.

A Love Story

A Chase

Mr Pickwick Employs a Valet

Eatanswill

The Pickwick Papers describes England in the 1820s. This was just before the period known as the Victorian Age (Queen Victoria became Queen in 1837). Great changes came to English society over the years that followed. For example, at the time of this novel, only men from the upper classes could vote. The Reform Acts of 1832, 1867 and 1884 changed the rules, and with each Reform Act more and more people were allowed to vote. [...]

Bury St Edmunds

Deceived Again

Ipswich

Let’s discover the beautiful county of Suffolk. Connect to the Internet and go to www.blackcat.vicensvives.net . Insert The Pickwick Papers in the search engine (buscador), click on this title, then on Project links and finally on the relevant link for this project. Imagine that you are planning a journey to Suffolk and you would like to spend some days out, discovering the area.

The Trial

The Fleet Prison

Connect to the Internet and go to www.blackcat.vicensvives.net . Insert The Pickwick Papers in the search engine (buscador), click on this title, then on Project links and finally on the relevant link for this project. Find these places on the map of Dickens' London and read about them.

Forgiveness

After reading