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In
this section you will find background information about
the Victorian era that may help you to place Oliver Twist
in a social and historical context.
This includes historical information on workhouses, the British
Empire and life in Victorian London, helping you to develop
a picture of what Britain was really like at the time. Using
this historical information, you can contrast the lives of
rich and poor during Victoria's reign and consider how
Dickens'
novel reflects this.
This section also introduces the characters from both book
and the film and examines the figure of Dickens himself. |
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