Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist is the second novel by Charles Dickens and was first published in 1837. Since it was first published, Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist (The Parish Boy's Progress) has become one of the most popular novels with countless musicals and films also based around this iconic novel.

Oliver Twist tells the tale of the books main character who is an orphan and his bad experiences in a workhouse and undertakers. He eventually escapes and makes his way to London where he inadvertently joins a gang of young pickpockets lead by the Artful Dodger and mentor Fagin.

This book includes 53 chapters and gives the reader an insight into the treatment and living conditions of orphans during Dickens' time, as well as the unglamorous life of crime many had to lead at that time.