Oliver Twist

Description

Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress is a novel by English writer Charles Dickens, first published in book form in 1838. One of Dickens' most famous books, it follows the story of a young orphan, Oliver Twist. Born into a workhouse and then sold into an apprenticeship, Oliver escapes and makes his way to London. There he meets another young boy, Jack Dawkins, known as the Artful Dodger, who becomes friendly with Oliver, but only to entice him into joining the gang of pickpockets led by Fagin. Along with his new 'friends', Oliver gets caught up in the seedy side of Victorian London, meeting characters like the lovely Nancy, and the violent criminal Bill Sikes.

№ 12 in Goodreads 100 Best Nineteenth-Century British and Irish Novels.

This book has 157,823 words, 293 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1838.

Production notes: This ebook of Oliver Twist was published by Global Grey on the 28th March 2021, and updated on the 5th October 2022. The artwork used for the cover is 'Portrait of a boy with a cap' by Albert Anker.