Oliver Twist causing a sensation in the children's ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge. In the background his starving companions polish their bowls and spoons in their hunger. Illustration by J Mahoney (active 1856-1876) for Household Edition of Charles Dickens 'The Adventures of Oliver Twist', London, 1871. Engraving.

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Oliver Twist causing a sensation in the children's ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge. In the background his starving companions polish their bowls and spoons in their hunger. Illustration by J Mahoney (active 1856-1876) for Household Edition of Charles Dickens 'The Adventures of Oliver Twist', London, 1871. Engraving.

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