Charles Dickens Welcome! You are encouraged to register with the site and login (for free). When you register, you support the site and your question history is saved.Born in Portsmouth, England, Charles Dickens, often regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period, worked in a blacking factory at the age of 12, became a journalist as a young adult, and in 1842 published a travelogue about the United States after he had visited that country for the first time. 12, became a journalist as a young adult, and in 1842 published a travelogue about the United States after he had visited 12, became a journalist as a young adult, while publishing a travelogue in 1842 about the United States after he had visited 12 and became a journalist as a young adult, and in 1842 published a travelogue about the United States, visiting 12, journalist as a young adult, and in 1842 published a travelogue about the United States after he visited 12, having been a journalist as a young adult and published in 1842 a travelogue about the United States, having visited Review Answer