Puzzle Description:

...I want some more." The heart-wrenching plea uttered by Oliver Twist, when he dares ask the master for another bowl of gruel. Written by English author Charles Dickens, "Oliver Twist" portrays life in 19th century London, most notably, the travails of child laborers. Oliver Twist is an orphan who, at the age of nine, toils in a workhouse, where he and the other child laborers subsist on very little food ("three meals of thin gruel a day, with an onion twice a week, and half a roll on Sundays"). One day the starving boys cast lots; the loser would have to ask the master for more gruel at that evening's supper. The task falls to Oliver. That night, with empty bowl and spoon in hand, he walks up to the workhouse master and utters the famous line: "Please, sir, I want some more."

#1: bugaboo (bugaboo) on Oct 16, 2010

i guessed this based on the title
excellent as always
you can see the pain on his poor face

hi bugaboo - thank you!

Beautifully drawn, and movingly explained. :o)

thank you, mrsthing :-) (i like your screenname)

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liz you're absolutely right! and i knew this and had a brain fart while writing the description. thanks for the correction (and the comment :-) )

Thanks for a wonderful entry!!!

thank you, jota!

thanks for your entry, Linda :)

No guesses for me based on the title but a very rewarding image. Playing a bit with the black background might've added a bit a difficulty but I'm not complaining either!

Food, glorious food
Hot sausage and mustard ...

Another excellent entry! The expression on his face made me sad because it was so well drawn.

Excellent rendition of Oliver Twist. You got the facial expression just right!

It's sad to think there are still children in the world who live and work in similarly dire circumstances.

thank you, everyone. this was my first portrait and it was very hard to do.
yes, teresa - i used to have to deal with such children when i worked in social services.

hey, martin - i remember that song! :-)

yessss T.... liken to my #10149

Linda congrats ...heres some food

thank you, tom! i hope it's bbq ribs and not gruel...

we do mustard, vinegar sauce here now

and that's the way, uh huh uh huh, i like it!

Beautiful!

excellent - and not so easy....

Great, Linda!

sallie, vaggelis and conzick - thank you very much! :-)

and congrats to you conzick - i really liked your portrait of the queen. as i said in the comments, you even got her stance perfect.

thx, Linda. Yours deserved the honor as well...

Simply fantastic!!

Such a beautiful image! I give your puzzle top marks! *****

sad face looks like the les mis poster, though I thought it was someone wearing a hockey jersey for a while first.
good image!

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