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 | Nov 1, 1996 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jul 20, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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