Charles Dickens
and Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
His life
A very entertaining BBC
animation on Dickens' life
On the David Purdue site
The novels, characters, Dickens glossary, illustrations,
timeline, Reading Dickens, Dickens on stage, Dickens
London, Dickens London map, Dickens and Christmas,
and more .....
Chronology
Dickens biography by the New York Public Library
His works
Dickens' novels to download
Novel and film
A
downloadable copy of Oliver
Twist free of any right
On
Wikipedia : some interesting pages on Dickens,
the novel and Roman Polanski's film
A
pedagogical downloadable guide offered by Film
Education 
Activities,
information, varied resources and downloadable
material
An activity based on the scene "I
want some more" (in Polanski's movie) The
clip can be watched on line.
For secondary school pupils a
comparison between the novel and the film based
on the scene when Oliver meets Dodger. Differences
and choices made by Polanski. Great interest.
To find the corresponding chapter 8 in the novel.
Click
here
Activities
suggested on Infonews
Activities
on themes
The
Official site
Teamwork
with a French teacher
On Film education you will find files on Death,
diet and disease and on Crime
& punishment
Written expression /emailing
A service offered by the film institute : Email
Dickens!
On the very useful "Sparknotes"
site (for literary and historical research)
Dickens life and his novel Oliver Twist
Characters' list
and analysis
The plot
A quiz based on the novel
Victorian era
The era 
Children's life under the Victorian era
Children at work
Workhouses
On
the Channel4 site : Time traveller's guide to
Victorian Britain
History
, description, work and food in workhouses
Poor
laws, workhouse locations, rules, and a quiz
A workhouse in Wales : The
workhouse at Caersws
The Charles Dickens
Museum
The Charles Dickens Museum in London
Links suggested on the museum's site
