Dickens and the workhouse:

Richardson, Ruth

Dickens and the workhouse: Oliver Twist and the London poor - Oxford University Press 2012 - xix, 370 p.

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 exciting new findings.

9780199645886 0199645884


Dickens 1812-1870 Charles --Homes and haunts--England--London
Dickens 1812-1870 Charles --Settings


Workhouses--History--England--London--19th century


London (England)--Social conditions--19th century

823.8 DIC