Posted on April 24, 2021August 14, 2021Charles Dickens Image Gallery A Cruikshank illustration of the moment Oliver realizes the true ambitions of his young friends. This took place near Clerkenwell Green. A picture of the dining room of Charles Dickens’ house. In this house, Dickens wrote Oliver Twist and other novels. Today, it is a museum dedicated to Dickens’ life. Jacob’s Island, where Toby Crackit and other criminals live in order to escape notice by law enforcement. This is also where Bill Sikes flees and dies in the climax of Oliver Twist. These are the steps on London Bridge where Nancy talks to Mr. Brownlow and Miss Maylie. Today, a plaque is mounted near the steps to pay tribute to Oliver Twist. These are the gallows in front of the Newgate Prison. Fagin is doomed to hang here at the end of Oliver Twist. This is a Cruikshank illustration of the moment Oliver meets Fagin and the rest of his gang. Fagin’s headquarters are located near Field Lane. This is a Cruikshank illustration of the burglary Oliver is forced to play a part in at the Maylie residence in Chertsey. This is a picture of Warren’s Blacking Factory, or what it may have looked like. Here, Dickens spent three years as a child laborer, fixing labels on pots of blacking for six shillings a week.