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BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES DICKENS: CHAPTER II.
Dickens becomes a solicitor's clerk in 1827; then a reporter;
his experiences in that capacity; first story published in
The Old Monthly Magazine for January, 1834; writes more
"Sketches"; power of minute observation thus early
shown; masters the writer's art; is paid for his contributions
to the Chronicle; marries Miss Hogarth on April 2,
1836; appearance at that date; power of physical endurance;
| admirable influence of his peculiar education; |
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| and its drawbacks |
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