2 Oliver Twist - Read By Stephanie Poppins

Oliver Twist, written by Charles Dickens in the 19th Century, tells the story of an orphan boy and his adventures in London's slums. Oliver is captured by, and forced to work among, pickpockets and thieves until redeemed by a gentleman who has taken an interest in him.

In this episode, we learn that because the parish determines that the workhouse does not have a woman in place to care for Oliver, he is "farmed" to a branch workhouse three miles away, and is nursed by hand, or with a bottle.