No. All his fictional works were contracted for individually. Because the contracts generally specified a certain number of installments and the installments were of a specific number of pages, you could calculate a rough rate of pay based on an approximate number of words. But none of his contemporaries or publishers thought to do that. With his first novel (*The Pickwick Papers*), he quickly became Eng land's most popular novelist and remained so until his death. He was paid very well, reflecting his immense popularity, and he was under no pressure to produce a lot of words except from his voluntarily chosen modes of publication and writing.
Charles Dickens's books were actually published in increments. He was paid by the local newspaper by the word, which is where his style of superfluous writing came. Some of his most famous works including A Christmas Carol were published in weekly installments this way.
Charles Dickens was an outstanding English writer. Perhaps one of his best novels was the Tale of Two Cities.
Charles dickens was a guy that cared for everyone and helped them every way he could!!!
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Charles Dickens
It is a complete myth that Charles Dickens was paid by the word. The question should be: "How much did Charles Dickens get paid per installment of A Tale of Two Cities?"
Dickens was not paid by the character, but by the installments of the serialized story.
Charles Dickens Dickens may have authored the book (he was paid by the word, if you can believe that) but it was first published in 1838 by Richard Bentley.
Charles Dickens Dickens may have authored the book (he was paid by the word, if you can believe that) but it was first published in 1838 by Richard Bentley.
He was paid by the word and his stories were serialized in magazines.
He was paid by the word and his stories were serialized in magazines.
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Charles Dickens's books were actually published in increments. He was paid by the local newspaper by the word, which is where his style of superfluous writing came. Some of his most famous works including A Christmas Carol were published in weekly installments this way.
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Charles Dickens's birth name is Charles John Huffam Dickens.
No, Charles Dickens is not single.
Charles Dickens married his wife, Catherine Hogarth Dickens, in 1836. Catherine Dickens was the mother of ten of Charles Dickens' children.