Oliver Twist was born into a life of poverty and misfortune in a workhouse in an unnamed town. Orphaned by his mother's death in childbirth and his father's unexplained absence, Oliver is meagrely provided for under the terms of the Poor Law and spends the first nine years of his life living at a baby farm in the 'care' of a woman named Mrs. Mann. Oliver is brought up with little food and few comforts. Around the time of Oliver's ninth birthday, Mr. Bumble, the parish beadle, removes Oliver from the baby farm and puts him to work picking and weaving oakum at the main workhouse...

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	December 15, 2016
ISBN13	9781541136717
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	446
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 23 mm · 594 g
Language	English

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