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Quotation from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

“Child as he was, he was desperate with hunger, and reckless with misery.”

Charles Dickens (spoken by Narrator)

Oliver Twist, Chapter II (Project Gutenberg #730 text)

Portrait of Charles Dickens

The narrator explains what drives a small boy to defy the workhouse master.

Citation: "Child as he was, he was desperate with hunger, and reckless with misery." — Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, Chapter II (Project Gutenberg #730 text). (id oliver-twist-q2)

Portrait: Dickens Gurney head, Jeremiah Gurney, Public domain.

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