William Blake's 1797 poem "London" describes the bleak situation of industrialization in London through vivid imagery. The poem depicts "Marks of weakness" and "marks of woe" on every face, and cries of fear from infants and chimney sweeps. It criticizes how the "mind-forg'd manacles" of society oppress the people, and how curses from a "youthful Harlot" spread plague. Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist" also critiques London in the 19th century, contrasting the respectable life with freedom and rights in one part of the city, versus the terrible living conditions in workhouses in another part. Robert Louis Stevenson similarly contrasted the colorful