Please, sir, can I have a walk? Dickens biographer finds likely inspiration for Oliver Twist
Exclusive: Theresa Musgrove unearths newspaper archives showing one Alice Shepherd was severely punished in 1836 for similarly innocent request Could a consumptive young woman called Alice Shepherd have been the inspiration for Oliver Twist? That…
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RegionsUnited Kingdom
Published3 h ago (Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:00:41 GMT)
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AuthorDalya Alberge