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Charles Dickenss famous second novel recounts the story of a boy born in the workhouse and raised in an infant farm as he tries to make his way in the world. Intended to raise feeling against the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 (which had emphasized the workhouse as an appropriate means of dealing with the problem of poverty), Oliver Twist also provides a sweeping portrait of London life in the 1830sincluding the life of the criminal elements in society.Dickens, Charles is the author of 'Oliver Twist', published 2005 under ISBN 9781551117584 and ISBN 1551117584.
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