Dickens and the Workhouse: Oliver Twist and the London Poor by Ruth Richardson

Dickens and the Workhouse: Oliver Twist and the London Poor

Ruth Richardson

370 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography history mysterious slow-paced

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The recent discovery that, as a young man, Charles Dickens lived only a few doors from a major London workhouse made headlines worldwide. This book, by the historian who did the sleuthing behind this exciting discovery, presents the story for the ...

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