Chapter One. I am born

200 Years of Charles Dickens

Case 4 - Oliver Twist

Invitation. 'Private Trial of the Murder in Oliver Twist', presented to Mr. and Mrs. William George Cusins, signed by Dickens, 14 November 1868

Invitation. 'Private Trial of the Murder in Oliver Twist', presented to Mr. and Mrs. William George Cusins, signed by Dickens, 14 November 1868

Invitation signed by Dickens and countersigned by Chappell & Co.

Invitation. 'Private Trial of the Murder in Oliver Twist', presented to Mr. and Mrs. William George Cusins, signed by Dickens, 14 November 1868

Invitation. 'Private Trial of the Murder in Oliver Twist', presented to Mr. and Mrs. William George Cusins, signed by Dickens, 14 November 1868
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Oliver Twist, or the Parish Boy’s Progress. 3 vols. London: Richard Bentley, 1838; first edition

Oliver Twist, or the Parish Boy’s Progress. 3 vols. London: Richard Bentley, 1838; first edition

George Cruikshank’s illustration of Oliver making his famous request: “Please, sir, I want some more”.

Oliver Twist, or the Parish Boy’s Progress. 3 vols. London: Richard Bentley, 1838; first edition

Oliver Twist, or the Parish Boy’s Progress. 3 vols. London: Richard Bentley, 1838; first edition
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