The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 was a favorite target for Charles Dickens; he never missed a chance to call attention to the law’s brutality or to deride its National Commissioners, its Boards of Guardians, and its petty officials (Brown 154). Few, of his major works fail to fire at least some satiric shots ...
Occasionally I grab a subject out of the suggestion box presented by Associated Content and this is one of those occasions. In this instance the subject is my favorite novel. I certainly do have one and that would be Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. I read the book the first time when I was eight ...
Charles Dickens was born February 7, 1812 in Hampshire, England. He was the second of eight children born to John and Elizabeth Dickens. Dickens was raised in Chatham, Kent and Camden Town, London. During his younger years his family was wealthy enough to send him to a private school. Their wealth soon ended when his ...
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Writing is something that is very personal. It comes from the author’s soul. Writing is ultimately a form of self-expression. One would be foolish to write about things that they don’t know about. In most novels, the author’s opinion is expressed all throughout. Charles Dickens’ heart-wrenching tale, Oliver Twist, is a prime example. Dickens was ...
