indigence
Definitions of indigence
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a state of extreme poverty or destitution
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Walden
In this classic of the transcendentalist movement, Thoreau explains what he learned by living simply and in seclusion near a pond in eastern Massachusetts.
The Horse and His Boy
This installment of The Chronicles of Narnia follows the adventures of a runaway boy and a talking horse.
Oliver Twist
In 19th-century London, orphan Oliver Twist runs away from a workhouse and takes up with a scrappy gang of thieves. Read the full text here.