The evidence destroyed
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The evidence destroyed

Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 · December 1, 1838

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Depicting a scene from "Oliver Twist" by "Boz", a.k.a. Charles Dickens. Having drawn the Bumbles into his plot, Monks has apparently triumphed by destroying any proof of Oliver's being Edwin Leeford's legitimate heir: the locket and wedding ring.

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