corrupter
131DICKENS, CHARLES° — (1812–1870), English novelist. One of his first full length novels, Oliver Twist (1837–38), devoted to the evils of the poor law system, introduces a Jewish villain, Fagin, a corrupter of youth and receiver of stolen goods. With Shakespeare s… …
132ENGLISH LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences The Bible has generally been found to be congenial to the English spirit. Indeed, the earliest English poetry consists of the seventh century metrical paraphrases of Genesis and Exodus attributed to Caedmon (died c …
