Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens - A short summary
Summary chapter 1 1. What was Oliver Twist born? Why was his early life unhappy? Oliver Twist was born in the local poor house in a certain English Town in 1837. 2.How was Oliver’s birth itself a victory his circumstances? In a certain English Town a baby boy was born in the local poor house. For several minutes after his birth, the sickly baby struggled feeble to breathe. The child won his first lonely battle in lie and setting up a feeble cry to announce his arrival. 3.What was ironical about the doctor’s comment ‘Oh you must not talk of dying yet? The doctor knows the critical condition of the baby's mother. she is in her death bed due to sickness. 4.Which ’old story was the doctor referring to? The doctor raised her left hand, and saw there was no wedding ring. The doctor was disappointed and said with sadness that she was not married but had given birth to a baby in a poor local house. 5.What was strange about the names ‘Twis...