ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ nˈɑːvɪlˌɪst tʃˈɑːɹlz dˈɪkənz wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn sˈɛvən fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv æt wˈʌn mˈaɪl ˈɛnd tˈɛɹɪs, mˈaɪl ˈɛnd, lˈændpoːɹt, wˌɛɹ hɪz pˈɛɹənts lˈɪvd ˈæftɚ mˈuːvɪŋ fɹʌm pˈoːɹtsməθ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn.
The English novelist Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812 at 1 Mile End Terrace, Mile End, Landport, where his parents lived after moving from Portsmouth in 1809.