Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens is a powerful story about poverty, justice, and survival in a broken society. Its theme is ...

The building said to be the inspiration for the workhouse in Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist is saved from demolition by Britain's Heritage Minister John Penrose.

The British government has given protected status to a former workhouse thought to have inspired Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist." If you purchase a product or register for an account through a ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Oliver Twist wouldn't have needed any more gruel in real life, scientists said on Thursday. The picture painted by Charles Dickens of starvation rations in an 1830s workhouse ...

Neighbors bid to save 'Oliver Twist' workhouse Published: Feb. 24, 2011, 3:13 p.m. It's a battered brick building behind a high wall in London - austere, overlooked and slated for demolition.