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Dickens and the workhouse : Oliver Twist and the London poor

Ruth Richardson.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
The story of the recently discovered London workhouse that Charles Dickens lived almost next door to in the years before he wrote 'Oliver Twist,' told by the historian who did the sleuthing behind these new findings.

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Bibliographic Information

Format:
book Book
Author:
Richardson, Ruth
Subject:
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870 > Homes and haunts > England > London.
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870. > Oliver Twist.
Workhouses > England > London > History > 19th century.
Poverty > History.
London (England) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
Published:
Oxford, New York
ISBN:
9780199645886, 0199645884
Course:
ENG485
Victorian Literature and Society
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-355) and index.

 

 


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