Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812. His mother's name is Elizabeth and his father's name is John Dickens. His father worked as a clerk at the "Naval Pay Office" (biography.com). His father also had a fair amount of debt and was sent to prison in eighteen and twenty-four. Charles, his mother, and his brothers were sent to work to help pay off his father's debt so he could be released from prison. At twelve years old Charles was still working at the "Blacking Factory" which worked with his family. (Biography.com) His mother gave him no choice but to continue working in the factory, but his father did not agree with her choices and took Charles away from that job. Between 1824 and 1827 Charles was also a day pupil at a London school as a tutor. When Charles was fifteen he worked as a messenger for lawyers. He worked there while studying shorthand at night. Charles Dickens was still scared of working at the “Blacking Factory” and only spoke about his experience to his wife Catherine Dickens and his friend John Foster. But he found a way to turn his horrible experience into a wonderful gift, Charles might write. He talks about his difficult times in the factory through the books he wrote, "David Copperfield" and "Great Expectations". (biography.com) Charles became a freelance reporter between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine at the Doctors Commons Court. (biography.com) Charles fell in love in eighteen thirty after meeting beautiful women, Maria Beadnell. She was the daughter of a banker. He became a real hit in 1832. His relationship with Maria crumbled in 1833 due to his affair with Maria...middle of paper......harles Darnay had been locked up in “La Force” awaits his track towards the guillotine. The Manette family went to Paris to save Charles Darnay. They went on his (first) trail and he was found innocent. When Madame Defarge found Doctor Manette's old diary, she said that she hates Charles Darnay because he is one of the nobles and condemns him to death. They bring him back to the trail and find Charles Darnay guilty and put him back in the “Force” to prepare for the guillotine. Sydney Carton bought his way into "La Force" by blackmailing the former French-English spy. When Sydney arrived, he told Charles Darnay to exchange clothes with him and he sat him down and told him to write a letter to Lucie. After writing the letter, he knocked out Charles Darnay and the guards, thinking he was Sydney Carton, took him out. The Manette family returns to London and lives a happy life.