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Charles Dickens tried to lock his wife up in an asylum because apparently she was not a good mother and an incompetent housekeeper. He also tried to coerce a doctor to declare Catherine mentally ill but the doctor refused to do so.

All of these peaked of course after he had fallen in love with 18-y.o. Ellen because he somehow had to "get rid" of his wife. Catherine found out about his affair when a bracelet he had ordered for Ellen was delivered to their house by mistake. Obviously, he denied everything, stating it was a matter of being polite.

He started blaming Catherine for having so many children (10) because she came from a large family and, under this excuse, decided they should sleep in separate beds with a bookshelf between them. Then, they divorce and Catherine had to move out.

Shortly after, he wrote a letter to his agent stating that it was Catherine’s idea to separate (nobody knew about his affair with Ellen) and that she was suffering from a mental disorder - the letter became public and nobody questioned anything given Dickens’ fame.

After their divorce, Dickens retained custody for all their children except Charles Dickens Jr.

He never acknowledged his relationship with Ellen and all his efforts went into hiding it.

Oh, Catherine published a book once. And everyone believed it was actually written by Charles Dickens, not her. Because, apparently, Catherine lacked the intelligence to write a book.

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