Charles Dickens Oliver Twist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) comes from a poor family, his father was even in prison, and his experiences from his childhood are reflected in his many books such as David Copperfield, Little Dorrit. He started his career as a journalist. He wrote chiefly novels such as Hard times, Great expectations , The Posthumorous Papers of the Pickwick Club. He was great ... the inhumane New Poor Law of 1834 and to correct the glamorous portrayal of criminals in the Newgate novel of the date. Charles Dickens in the first part describes the poor life of Oliver Twist. He was born...

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