The Real Oliver Twist: Robert Blincoe: A Life That Illuminates a Violent Age

by John Waller and John Waller

Book Overview

From a parish workhouse to the heart of the industrial revolution, from debtors' jail to Cambridge University and a prestigious London church, Robert Blincoe's political, personal and turbulent story... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840467274
• ISBN13: 9781840467277
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Icon Books UK
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.2" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Sad workhouse child

Robert Blincoe overcame quite a bit! It goes to show that anyone can overcome their childhood traumas and do not need to feed into them throughout their adult life. He is a real inspiration!!!