Days later Dickens published a notice in the London Times and Household Words that tried to explain the separation to the public. In June of 1858 Catherine and Charles were legally separated. Dickens denied the accusation and said it was his custom to give small gifts to people that acted in his plays. Catherine discovered the bracelet and accused Dickens of having an affair. In the spring of 1858 a bracelet that Dickens bought as a present for Ellen was accidentally delivered to the Dickens household. In 1857 Charles and Catherine took separate bedrooms. It is not only that she makes me uneasy and unhappy, but that I make her so too-and much more so.” Dickens wrote to his friend John Forster, “Poor Catherine and I are not made for each other, and there is no help for it. The event was sponsored by Dickens who also co-starred in the event.ĭickens’ life with Catherine seemed even more insufferable after meeting Ellen. Ellen, her mother and her sister were hired to act in a benefit presentation of The Frozen Deep. In 1857 Dickens met the woman who was to be his companion until his death, Ellen Ternan. Henry Winter did not live up to Dickens’ romantic memories and nothing ever came of the reunion. In 1855 his discontent led him to accept an invitation to meet with his former girlfriend, Maria Beadnell. He began to indicate that she was not nor had ever been his intellectual equal. (Somehow he saw this as Catherine’s fault.) He did not approve of Catherine’s lack of energy. He resented the fact that he had so many children to support. Disenchantmentĭickens grew unhappy with Catherine and his marriage.
Georgina stepped in to fill the gaps and eventually ran the Dickens household. Catherine was becoming overwhelmed with the duties of being the wife of a famous man and caring for their children. Of his sister, Fanny, in the bottom corner.Īfter the 1842 trip to America, Catherine’s sister Georgina came to live with the couple. Sketch of Charles Dickens in 1842 with small image
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