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

by Ruth Richardson

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Dickens and the Workhouse by Ruth Richardson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description 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 exciting new findings. Publisher Description 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 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 periods Dickens lived in that part of London - beforeand after his father s imprisonment in a debtors prison - were profoundly important to his subsequent writing career. Details ISBN 0199645884 ISBN-13 9780199645886 Title Dickens and the Workhouse Author Ruth Richardson Format Hardcover Year 2012 Pages 392 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:161076397; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Year: 2012
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780199645886
• Condition: Fine

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