Μάθημα : English-A Class

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Charles Dickensς was born on 7 February 1812. He was ten years old when he discovered the magic of reading. In his father's library, Dickens discovered his favourite book: the Arabian Nights. He used to sit for hours alone reading the story of Sheherezade. He would hide in the top room of the house and spend his free time, reading books.

The Arabian Nights is the book that had the greatest influence on Dickens as a writer. Dickens said these stories were the best way to develop the child's imagination and the feeling about what is good and bad. "The teach us to have sympathy for the poor" he said. We see all these concerns in his books, especially his love for children.

As Dickens was growing up, he saw London changing with the smoke and dirt of factories and poor children working in factories or begging in the streets. These are the things that he writes about.

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