Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

"Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens is a novel originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839. The story follows orphan Oliver Twist, who escapes a workhouse and finds himself in London among a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin. As Oliver navigates this dangerous underworld, mysteries surrounding his parentage begin to surface. Dickens exposes the cruel treatment of orphans and the sordid lives of criminals in mid-19th century England, creating an early social novel that satirizes child labor and exploitation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Title Oliver Twist
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Twist
Note There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #46675
Credits Peggy Gaugy and Leigh Little. HTML version by Al Haines
Reading Level Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Orphans -- Fiction
Subject London (England) -- Fiction
Subject Bildungsromans
Subject Boys -- Fiction
Subject Criminals -- Fiction
Subject Kidnapping victims -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 730
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jul 20, 2025
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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