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Charles attended school for three more years, then left at age 15 to work as a clerk in the law firm of Ellis and Blackmore. At night after work he studied shorthand in hopes of advancing to a better position. At 17 he found a job as a court reporter for the Doctors Common at the [[House of Commons]].  

Charles attended school for three more years, then left at age 15 to work as a clerk in the law firm of Ellis and Blackmore. At night after work he studied shorthand in hopes of advancing to a better position. At 17 he found a job as a court reporter for the Doctors Common at the [[House of Commons]].  

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 ==