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Please, sir, can I have a walk? Dickens biographer finds likely inspiration for Oliver Twist
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Exclusive: Theresa Musgrove unearths newspaper archives showing one Alice Shepherd was severely punished in 1836 for similarly innocent request
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- Books
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- Dalya Alberge
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- Oct 9, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC
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