C.1. The school of life p.1. -- C.2. First success p.5. -- C.3. In the workhouse p.10. -- C.4. The famous writer p.14. -- C.5. At home and abroad p.20. -- C.6. Dickens and christmas p.24. -- C.7. The writer's life p.30. -- C.8. Defender of the poor p.34. -- C.9. Voices from the past p.40. -- C.10. Dickens on stage p.43. -- C.11. Money and crime p.48. -- C.12. Last years p.52.