At the Guardian, Charlotte Seager tagged the top five spoiled suppers in literature, including:Extra helping of workhouse gruel in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
No list of ruined meals in fiction would be complete without this heartbreaking story. Though a small bowl of gruel could scarcely be called supper, the children’s dinner at the workhouse is certainly spoiled when a small voice
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