Oliver Twist

American  

noun

1. a novel (1838) by Dickens.

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Oliver Twist Cultural  

1. (1838) A novel by Charles Dickens; the title character is an orphan boy. In one famous scene, Oliver is severely punished for asking for more gruel, or porridge (“Please, sir, I want some more”). Oliver later becomes a pickpocket in a gang of young thieves led by Fagin. Violent in plot, the book exposes the inadequacies of British public institutions for dealing with the poverty of children like Oliver.

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Example Sentences

Jessie Buckley's big break came in 2008 when she took part in the BBC One talent show I'd Do Anything, where she came second in the search to find an actress to play Nancy in a West End adaptation of Oliver Twist.

From BBC

It reminds one of how Charles Dickens, in response to Britain’s 19th-century Poor Law, an amendment to earlier poor laws, that required the poor to live in purposely unpleasant workhouses, wrote “Oliver Twist.”

From Salon

Speaking on the eve of the first Ashes Test in Perth, Smith ridiculed Panesar, saying anyone who thought "Athens is in Germany" or "Oliver Twist is a season" should not be taken seriously.

From BBC

"Anyone who believes that Athens is in Germany, Oliver Twist is a season of the year, and America is a city, it doesn't really bother me those comments," Smith said in his pre-match news conference.

From BBC

"Anyone who believes that Athens is in Germany, Oliver Twist is a season of the year, and America is a city, it doesn't really bother me those comments. That's as far as I'll go with that one."

From BBC