Oliver Twist causing a sensation in the children's ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge. In the background starving companions polish their bowls and spoons in their hunger. George Cruikshank illustration for Charles Dickens 'Oliver Twist', London, 1837-38. Engraving.


Oliver Twist causing a sensation in the children's ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge. In the background starving companions polish their bowls and spoons in their hunger. George Cruikshank illustration for Charles Dickens 'Oliver Twist', London, 1837-38. Engraving.


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