On This Day In History 7th February
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 7th FEBRUARY On This Day, the 7th February 1812, Charles John Huffam Dickens was born. Huffam. Seriously love that name. Not as good as Everard Digby. But, still a great name. His parents had Great Expectations of him when he was born, and by the time he died, he left us all saying, "Please, Sir. I want some more." Fun Fact: Charles Dickens was forced to leave school to work in a factory when his father was imprisoned in a debtors' prison. During Charles Dickens' life, he was visited by three ghosts: the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Presents (I love getting Christmas presents), and Casper, who was a really friendly ghost. Where the Dickens was he when he died and where is he buried? He died of a stroke at Gad's Hill Place and, although he wanted a private funeral and to be buried at Rochester Cathedral, he has an honoured place at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, London. ...