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I love Dickens and the eyes he set on a time of horrid living conditions, poverty and lack of Social intervention. Oliver is an orphan whose mother dies in a workhouse. His life is miserable and impoverished and yet he retains a sense of innocence and we feel his pain as the awful events unfold and he suffers. Of course he is helped by good people and those who abused him find their fates. My only problem with this book is the terrible formatting. The justification is messed up and words runtoge
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The old man, who was stooping over the fire toasting a piece of bread, looked round as he bantered Oliver thus, and chuckled, as if to show that he knew he would still be very glad to get away if he could.
‘I suppose,’ said the Jew, fixing his eyes on Oliver, ‘you want to know what you’re going to Bill’s for – eh, my dear?’
Oliver coloured, involuntarily, to find that the old thief had been reading his thoughts; but boldly said, Yes, he did want to know.
‘Why, do you think?’ inquired Fagin, parring ...more
‘I suppose,’ said the Jew, fixing his eyes on Oliver, ‘you want to know what you’re going to Bill’s for – eh, my dear?’
Oliver coloured, involuntarily, to find that the old thief had been reading his thoughts; but boldly said, Yes, he did want to know.
‘Why, do you think?’ inquired Fagin, parring ...more
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