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At age 18 he met and fell in love with the daughter of a baker, Maria Beadnell; their relationship lasted three years and ended when Charles was 21 and Maria left for school in Paris. Maria was said to be his inspiration for the character of Little Dorit in his book by the same name. Dickens often used people from his real life as characters in his books: his father was said to be Mr. Micawber in his book ''David Copperfield'', and the character of Mrs. Nickleby was patterned after his mother in the book ''Nicholas Nickleby''. His siblings also appeared as characters in his books, and the character of David Copperfield was patterned after Dickens himself.
At age 18 he met and fell in love with the daughter of a baker, Maria Beadnell; their relationship lasted three years and ended when Charles was 21 and Maria left for school in Paris. Maria was said to be his inspiration for the character of Little Dorit in his book by the same name. Dickens often used people from his real life as characters in his books: his father was said to be Mr. Micawber in his book ''David Copperfield'', and the character of Mrs. Nickleby was patterned after his mother in the book ''Nicholas Nickleby''. His siblings also appeared as characters in his books, and the character of David Copperfield was patterned after Dickens himself.
== Writing Career ==
== Writing career ==
In 1833 Dickens became a newspaper reporter, and began writing under the pen name "Boz". In 1836 his first book, a collection of short stories called ''Sketches by Boz'' was published, and he became editor of the monthly magazine ''Bentley's Miscellany''. He also met and became engaged to Catherine Hogarth, and they married on April 2, 1836. The first of their ten children, a boy named Charles, was born the following year.
In 1833 Dickens became a newspaper reporter, and began writing under the pen name "Boz". In 1836 his first book, a collection of short stories called ''Sketches by Boz'' was published, and he became editor of the monthly magazine ''Bentley's Miscellany''. He also met and became engaged to Catherine Hogarth, and they married on April 2, 1836. The first of their ten children, a boy named Charles, was born the following year.