On the 7th April 1839, Queen Victoria found herself defending the novel ‘Oliver Twist’ against the criticism of her Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, who complained that it’s “debasing style” and use of slang was like a “beggars opera”. As the conversation continued, Melbourne went on to say that he didn’t like “workhouses and coffin makers,… Continue reading Queen Victoria and Lord Melbourne get their knickers in an ‘Oliver Twist’ over Charles Dickens’ classic novel
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