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Charles Dickens Facts
Just the facts, ma'am, just the facts
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A team of British researchers (who apparently had some time on their hands) examined Dickens's description of the gruel served in Oliver Twist's workhouse and found that the meals provided only 400...
Family
Father: John Dickens (1785-1851) Mother: Elizabeth Barrow Dickens (1789-1863)Sister: Frances Dickens (1810-1848)Brother: Alfred Dickens (1814) Sister: Laetitia Mary Dickens (1816-1874)Sister: Harri...
