Because my research has taken me through at least 8,000 pages of biographical material, I've decided to put all that studying to use by compiling a journal of his life, and then making it available on this website. Many of the biographies I've read, of course seem largely chronological. But they will make occasional small leaps backward and forward in time in an attempt to show the relational cause and effect of one event on another. Rather than attempt to write another biography, since there are already an abundance of them, I felt it may provide a better service, particularly to Dickens scholars, to provide a day by day presentation that is purely chronological, and without editorial comment. A summary of the major events in Dickens' life was a part of the first installment.
Work progresses on a more detailed journal, and is being presented a year at a time.
The index that provides access to these journals is updated as each new addition is made, as well as an entry to the Updates page. But that date found us two years short of the midpoint in Dickens life, and the balance appears to be an uphill climb, as the remaining years hold an abundance of data to be compiled. But it has been a year that has garnered many new acquaintances, so it has been well worth the effort. As always, updates will continue to be provided for the benefit of frequent visitors, so that it will be easy to tell what is new since your last visit. If anyone has any comments about how you are making use of the journal, please email me.