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Oliver Twist, Industrial Revolution, factory, workhouse, piecers, scavengers.

**Definitions** Oliver Twist Oliver Twist is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens (1838). It is about a young orphan, Oliver Twist who is place in a baby farm after his mother dies in childbirth and then, sent to the workhouse at the age of nine.

Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a period from the late 1700 to the 1800s where major changes occurred in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology due to the invention of machinery.

The Industrial Revolution changed Britain from a land of small towns, villages and farms into a land of cities, large towns and factories. The population grew from 16 million in 1801 to over 41 million by 1901. Cities grew fast, as people moved from the countryside to work in factories.

Men, women and children worked in factories, and in coal mines. Factory and mine owners became rich, but most factory and mine workers were poor. They were paid low wages, and lived in unhealthy, overcrowded slums.

Factory A large building filled with machinery where a great quantity of goods are manufactured in a short space of time.

Workhouse The workhouse was a public institution which housed and fed people who were unable to support themselves. It was the last hope for the destitute and was a place of horror and despair.

Piecers <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Piecers mended broken threads. '

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Scavengers <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Scavengers crawled beneath clattering machines to pick up scraps of cotton. They risked getting caught in the machinery, losing hair or arms.

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