Dickens and the workhouse : Oliver Twist and the London poor / Ruth Richardson.
Publication details: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2012. Description: xix, 370 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: 9780199645886; 0199645884 (hbk.)Subject(s): Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- London | Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Settings | Workhouses -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century | Poverty -- History | London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 823.8 LOC classification: PR4584. | R45 2012Other classification: HL 2585 Summary: 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.Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.