Dickens and the workhouse :: Oliver Twist and the London poor /

The recent discovery that as a young man Charles Dickens lived only a few doors from a major London workhouse made headlines worldwide, and the campaign to save the workhouse from demolition caught the public imagination. Internationally, the media immediately grasped the idea that Oliver Twist'...

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1. Verfasser: Richardson, Ruth
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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Zusammenfassung:The recent discovery that as a young man Charles Dickens lived only a few doors from a major London workhouse made headlines worldwide, and the campaign to save the workhouse from demolition caught the public imagination. Internationally, the media immediately grasped the idea that Oliver Twist's workhouse had been found, and made public the news that both the workhouse and Dickens's old home were still standing, near London's Telecom Tower. This book, by the historian who did the sleuthing behind these exciting new findings, presents the story for the first time, and shows that the two period.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xix, 370 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191624124
0191624128
1280594594
9781280594595

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