Career
He served for many years in the Navy Pay-Office, on retiring from which he devoted himself to literary pursuits. He had in 1814-1816 made a continuation of Robert Dodsley"s Collection of English Plays, and in 1829 he became part proprietor and editor of Athenaeum magazine, the influence of which he greatly extended. In 1846 he resigned the editorship, and assumed that of the Daily News, but contributed to Athenaeum papers on Alexander Pope, Edmund Burke, Junius, and others
The poet John Keats lived with Charles Brown around 1818-1820 and was well known to Charles In 1822 Charles Brown moved to Italy, selling his share of the property to Charles Today is known as Keats House and is a museum to John Keats.