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Edward "Monks" Leeford is a character in the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. He is actually the criminally-inclined half-brother of Oliver Twist, but he hides his identity. She died in childbirth after giving birth to the baby that would be named Oliver Twist.
A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
True. He wrote a book titled The Prophet about a wise man, the eponymous prophet, who discusses many topics with people and gave them advice.