Historical Storybooks
1 primary work • 4 total works
Book 26
An old man tells his story to his grandchild - the story of an orphan who gets thrown out of the workhouse and fell in with a gang of pickpockets and then sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. He had once told this story to the young Charles Dickens and it became the inspiration for "Oliver Twist".
An old man tells his story to his grandchild - the story of an orphan who gets thrown out of the workhouse and fell in with a gang of pickpockets and then sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. He had once told this story to the young Charles Dickens and it became the inspiration for "Oliver Twist".
When news of an exciting archery contest reaches Sherwood Forest, the evil Prince John is sure that his arch-enemy, Robin Hood, will be quick to take up the challenge, and walk straight into the trap he has laid. But on the day of the contest, Robin Hood and his 'merry men' are nowhere to be seen.