Chapter 2
Bumble's full pomposity on display in his treatment of Oliver and the parish board.
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From Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Mr. Bumble, the pompous parish beadle, satirizes the petty tyrannies and self-importance of those administering Victorian poor laws.
Chapter 17
Bumble's courtship of Mrs. Corney over tea, foreshadowing his comic comeuppance.
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Bumble's downfall and exile to the workhouse he once ruled.
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