Anagrams #001: Oliver Twist Characters
Charles Dickens created a huge range of memorable characters, and Oliver Twist is arguably his best known novel, but can you untangle the anagrams below to reveal the names of five of the characters in Oliver Twist? (Hint: You’ll have to think beyond the staple characters). As ever, feel free to post guesses in the comments box, or let me know how you got on.
LIKE BLISS
SOLD ALLY
TURTLE HAD FORGED
BLAST HER
SULLY BEE
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7 Comments
Hmm, I read it years ago and in Czech, but 1 is Bill Sikes and 2 is Old Sally.
ReplyDeleteI also remember Fagin, why is he not here? :P
I suppose that googling the character list of OT would be cheating? :P
ReplyDeleteFagin? That'd be way too easy ;)
ReplyDeleteGoogling is definitely cheating. (Although I had to to double-check ;P)
But how else am I supposed to guess all the answers and get the prize?!
ReplyDeleteNatural brains? That sounds scary!
ReplyDeleteThree of five for me.
ReplyDeleteLIKE BLISS
Bill Sikes
TURTLE HAD FORGED
The Artful Dodger
SULLY BEE
Bulls Eye (Bill Sike's dog)
Readers may enjoy playing with my anagram finder tool.
Good work Tom! The other two are really pretty difficult.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the li to your anagram tool - looks good :)
I always welcome comments...