Oliver Twist causing a sensation in the children's

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

Asking Bowls Causing Companions Destitution Dickens Hunger Mahoney Orphan Porridge Sensation Spoons Starving Twist

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