Charles Dickens, Jr 2915549 223291629 2008-07-03T12:41:10Z Necrothesp 64853 /* Biography */ comma used then '''Charles Dickens, Jr''', born '''Charles Culliford Boz Dickens''' ([[6 January]] [[1837]] – <!--DATE UNKNOWN-->[[1896]]), was the first child of the [[novelist]] [[Charles Dickens]] (1812–1870). A failed businessman, he became the editor of his father's magazine ''[[All the Year Round]]'', and a successful writer of dictionaries. He is now most remembered for his two 1879 books '''''Dickens's Dictionary of London<!--BOLD BECAUSE REDIRECTS HERE-->''''' and '''''Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames<!--BOLD BECAUSE REDIRECTS HERE-->'''''. ==Biography== In 1837, Charles Dickens, Jr was born on [[6 January]], the first child of the novelist [[Charles Dickens]] (1812–1870) and his then-wife Catherine Dickens née Hogarth (1816–1879). He was called "Charley" by family and friends. In 1847 (age 10), he entered the junior department of [[King's College, London]].<REF NAME="Banerjee">{{Cite web| author=Banerjee, Jacqueline | date=[[5 February]] [[2007]] revision | title="The University of London and Its Boys' Schools" | work=[[Victorian Web]] | url=http://www.victorianweb.org/history/education/ulondon/5.html | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070917224404/http://www.victorianweb.org/history/education/ulondon/5.html | archivedate=2007-09-17 }}</REF> He went to [[Eton College]], and studied business in Germany.<REF NAME="Perdue" /> In 1855 (age 18), he entered [[Barings Bank]].<REF NAME="Lieberman" /> In 1858 (age 21), after his parents' separation, he was the only child to live with his mother.<REF NAME="Perdue">Perdue, op. cit.</REF> In 1861 (age 24), he married Bessie Evans (Elisabeth Matilda Moule Evans, daughter of Frederick Evans, Dickens Sr's former publisher with whom he had had a falling out).<REF NAME="Perdue" /> They had 8 children: Mary Angela (1862–1946), Ethel Kate (1864–1936), Charles Walter (1865–1923), Margaret (born 1866, date of death unknown), Dorothy Gertrude (1868–1923), Beatrice (1869–1937), Cecil Mary (born 1871, date of death unknown), and Evelyn Bessie (1873–1924).<REF>Raesmaa, op. cit.</REF> In 1866 he was appointed as the first Honorary Secretary of the Metropolitan Regatta<ref>[http://www.metregatta.org/history.html Metropolitan Regatta - History]</ref> In 1869 (age 32),<REF NAME="Lieberman" /> after a failed business venture, he was hired by Dickens Sr as sub-editor of ''[[All the Year Round]]''.<REF NAME="Perdue" /> In 1870 (age 33), after his father's death, Dickens Jr became the magazine's editor. He wrote the introductions to many posthumous reprints of his father's books, such as ''[[Barnaby Rudge]]'', ''[[Little Dorrit]]'', and ''[[Sketches by Boz]]'', providing biographical and bibliographical insights. In 1879 (age 42), he published (jointly with his father-in-law) the first editions of his two main dictionaries, ''Dickens's Dictionary of London'' and ''Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames''. In 1882 (age 45), his dictionaries were picked up by [[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan & Co.]] who also released his third dictionary, ''Dickens's Dictionary of Paris'', delayed by verifications explained in its introduction.<REF>[http://www.ilab.org/db/books2359_7.html Antiquarian Books, Johnnycake Books Inc]: "Dickens's Dictionary of Paris 1882: An Unconventional Handbook London MacMillan 1882, First Edition Decorated Cloth Boards Good Scarcest of the Dickens's dictionaries, with a preface by the author attesting that his "determination on my part not to issue the book until I was quite satisfies that the information contained in it was trustworthy and to the point" caused delay of its publication." [...] Scarce Dickens item."</REF> <REF>[http://worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3ADicken<!--SIC, DICKEN WITHOUT S, FIND MORE RESULTS WITH TYPOS TOO-->%27s+Dictionary+of+Paris&fq=&se=yr&sd=asc&qt=sort_yr_asc Worldcat.org, editions of ''Dickens's Dictionary of Paris''] (search with typo "Dicken" finds more results, both with and without typo)</REF> In 1896 (age 59), Dickens Jr died (date and cause of death not established <ref>GRO REgister of Deaths: SEP 1896 1a 190 FULHAM - Charles Dickens, aged 59</ref> <ref>http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3225399 offers 20 Jul 1896 as the date of death</ref>). {{Expand-section|date=June 2008}} ==Bibliography== His publications include: * 1879 - ''The Life of Charles James Mathews'', 2 vols. ("chiefly autobiographical" about [[Charles James Mathews]], edited "with selections from his correspondence and speeches")<REF NAME="Lieberman" >{{Cite web | author = Lieberman, Ron <!--CF. PAGE TITLE--> | date = 2000 online | title = "The Life of Charles James Mathews" (bookseller description) | work = Rarities of the Day, An Archived Reference Guide to Significant Books | url = http://www.netrax.net/~rarebook/s970425.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20001024153107/http://www.netrax.net/~rarebook/s970425.htm | archivedate = 2000-10-24 }} </REF><REF>[http://worldcat.org/oclc/276781?tab=editions Wordcat.org, editions of ''The life of Charles James Mathews'']</REF> * 1879 - ''Dickens's Dictionary of London'' (yearly reeditions until 1896) * 1879 - ''Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames'' (yearly reeditions until 1896) * 1882<!--FIRST MACMILLAN ED, APPARENTLY FIRST ED AT ALL--> - ''Dickens's Dictionary of Paris'' (reeditions, probably yearly, until at least 1889<REF NAME="Bookmaps">Bookmaps, op. cit.</REF>, possibly until 1896) <BR />{{Expand-section|date=June 2008}} ==''Dickens's Dictionary of London''== <!--SUB-ARTICLE FOR REDIRECT--> '''''Dickens's Dictionary of London<!--BOLD BECAUSE REDIRECTS HERE-->: An Unconventional Handbook''''' is the main book of Charles Dickens, Jr. It was first published in London in 1879, by "Charles Dickens and Evans" (Dickens Jr and his father-in-law, publisher Frederick Evans). The book was then updated and reprinted every year until the author's death, from 1880 (second year) to the final 1896-1897 edition (eighteenth year). His dictionaries had been picked up in 1882 by [[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan & Co.]] who printed them until 1889, after which it was again published by Dickens and Evans through J. Smith.<REF>[http://worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3ADickens%27s+Dictionary+of+London&fq=&se=yr&sd=asc&qt=sort_yr_asc Worldcat.org, editions of ''Dickens's Dictionary of London'']</REF> In 1972, a facsimile of the 1879 edition was reprinted by Howard Baker Press (London), under the title ''Dickens's Dictionary of London, 1879: An Unconventional Handbook'', ISBN 0-7030-0018-7.<REF NAME="Bookmaps" /> Since 1993, a facsimile of the 1888 edition is reprinted by Old House Books (Devon), under the title ''Dickens's Dictionary of London, 1888: An Unconventional Handbook'', ISBN 1-873590-04-0 (it is unclear whether the 1888 edition was chosen for its connection with the year of [[Jack the Ripper]], or if the later editions were considered inferior). The book was still in print [[as of 2007]].<REF>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1873590040/ Amazon.co.uk, ''Dickens's Dictionary of London 1888'']: "Availability: In stock. Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk."</REF> <BR />{{Expand-section|date=June 2008}} ==''Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames''== <!--SUB-ARTICLE FOR REDIRECT--> '''''<!--BOLD BECAUSE REDIRECTS HERE-->Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames, From Oxford<!--OXFORD, 1ST ED TITLE--> to the Nore: An Unconventional Handbook''''' is the second book of Charles Dickens, Jr. The "1880" edition was first published in London in 1879, by "Charles Dickens and Evans" (Dickens Jr and his father-in-law, publisher Frederick Evans). The next 1880 edition and further were slightly retitled to '''''Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames, From Its Source<!--ITS SOURCE, 2ND+ ED--> to the Nore: An Unconventional Handbook'''''. The book was then updated and reprinted every year until the author's death, from 1880 to the final 1896 edition. His dictionaries had been picked up in 1882 by [[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan & Co.]] who printed them until 1889, after which it was again published by Dickens and Evans through J. Smith.<REF>[http://worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3ADicken<!--SIC, DICKEN WITHOUT S, FIND MORE RESULTS WITH TYPOS TOO-->%27s+Dictionary+of+the+Thames&fq=&se=yr&sd=asc&qt=sort_yr_asc Worldcat.org, editions of ''Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames''] (search with typo "Dicken" finds more results, both with and without typo)</REF> In 1972, a facsimile of the 1893 edition was reprinted by Taurus Press (Oxford), under the title ''Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames, 1893: An Unconventional Handbook With Maps'', ISBN 0-903456-00-1.<REF>[http://www.isbn.pl/C-31/T-Dickens-s-Dictionary-of-the-Thames/ ISBN.pl, ''Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames'']: "Oxford: Taurus Press [...] 1972 facsimile edition of Dickens's Dictionary of The Thames, from its source to the Nore; 1893; An Unconventional Handbook with maps."</REF> Since 1994, a facsimile of the 1887 edition is reprinted by Old House Books (Devon), under the title ''Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames, 1887: An Unconventional Handbook'', ISBN 1-873590-12-1(it is unclear whether the 1887 edition was chosen for its close connection with the year of [[Jack the Ripper]], or if the later editions were considered inferior). The book was still in print [[as of 2007]].<REF>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1873590121/ Amazon.co.uk, ''Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames 1887'']: "Availability: In stock. Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk."</REF> <BR />{{Expand-section|date=June 2008}} ==References== ; Sources consulted <!--ALPHABETICALLY--> * {{Cite web | author = Bookmaps | date = [[2007-09-10]] update <!--PAGE'S HTTP LAST-MODIFIED WHEN ARCHIVED--> | title = "DIC, page 17" | work = Online catalog | url = http://auk.bookmaps.org/d/i/dic_17.html | archiveurl = <!--NO ARCHIVE.ORG AVAILABLE--><!--VERIFIABLE URL FORMAT-->http://webcitation.org/query?date=2007-09-16&url=http://auk.bookmaps.org/d/i/dic_17.html | archivedate = 2007-09-16 }} * {{Cite web | author = Perdue, David A. | date = [[2007-02-27]] update <!--ARCHIVE.ORG "when site was updated"--> | title = "Family and Friends: Dickens' Children" | work = Charles Dickens Page.com | url = http://www.charlesdickenspage.com/family_friends.html#children | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070227154204/http://charlesdickenspage.com/family_friends.html | archivedate = 2007-02-27 }} * {{Cite web | author = Raesmaa, Ritva | date = [[2004-01-07]] update <!--PAGE'S HTTP LAST-MODIFIED--> | title = "Genealogical Table" (Dickens) | work = Koti.mbnet.fi/dickens | url = http://koti.mbnet.fi/dickens/gene.html | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20040208134046/http://koti.mbnet.fi/dickens/gene.html | archivedate = 2004-02-08 }} * GRO indexes of births, marriages and deaths ; Endnotes {{Reflist}} ==External links== ; Public-domain online works * [http://www.victorianlondon.org/publications/dictionary.htm Full text of ''Dickens's Dictionary of London'' (1879, first year)] at Victorian London.org - online pages, plus zipped Word file (3 MB) ; Commercialised works * [http://www.oldhousebooks.co.uk/product.php?prod=4 Product page for ''Dickens's Dictionary of London, 1888''] at Old House Books.co.uk * [http://www.oldhousebooks.co.uk/product.php?prod=12 Product page for ''Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames, 1887''] at Old House Books.co.uk ; Misc * [http://www.victorianweb.org/history/education/ulondon/5b.jpg Dickens Jr's nomination paper for King's College] filled by Dickens Sr and signed by [[Angela Burdett-Coutts]] - at [[Victorian Web]] <!-- NO INTERWIKI FOUND AS OF 22 AUGUST 2007 --> {{DEFAULTSORT:Dickens, Charles, Jr}} [[Category:British writers]] [[Category:Old Etonians]] [[Category:1837 births]] [[Category:1896 deaths]] [[Category:Alumni of King's College London]]