Charles Dickens Pays for the First Stop in the Family’s Great Trip to Italy in 1844

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In December 1843, Charles Dickens put the finishing touches on his latest work, "A Christmas Carol," which gained wide critical acclaim but did not bring him the financial rewards he had hoped for and in fact needed to support his growing family. 

In 1844, he decided to clear his head with...

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Charles Dickens Pays for the First Stop in the Family’s Great Trip to Italy in 1844

In December 1843, Charles Dickens put the finishing touches on his latest work, "A Christmas Carol," which gained wide critical acclaim but did not bring him the financial rewards he had hoped for and in fact needed to support his growing family. 

In 1844, he decided to clear his head with a trip to Italy with family.  The trip would be months long and take him over the French countryside, through Paris and on to Italy for the first time.  He would write "Pictures From Italy" to describe his trip and also pen the novel "The Chimes."

In early Summer, the family packed their belongings and set off on their first transcontinental family trip.  Directly across the English Channel and en route to Italy, the Dickens' stopped in Boulogne-sur-Mer, where M. Bonnefoy kept a boarding school and residence that took in travelers.  In April, Dickens wrote to M. Bonnefoy to arrange a stay there.

Document signed, April 18, 1844, being a check to M. Bonnefoy for 15 pounds, 9 shillings, and sixpence. 

The Dickens family loved it there.  Years later, Dickens would send his sons to be educated at M. Bonnefoy's academy.
 

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