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e May day in 1827 was small 10 s
but he seemed sure enough of himself. He arrived neatly dressed,
handsome of face, and showing off a big black eye which he got on the way
to the office after he ( 1 ) a bigger boy who had knocked off his cap.
The boy in this incident was Charles Dickens, destined to become a
giant in literature, (writing great books like Oliver Twist and A Christmas
miles
Carol. Dickens was born in Landport, about seventy-five miles southwest
of London, on February 7, 1812, to John and Elizabeth Dickens. The years
