Question: where does a dog called homeless take place

title: Oliver Twist
text: Oliver stays with Mr Brownlow , recovers rapidly , and blossoms from the unaccustomed kindness . His bliss is interrupted when Fagin , fearing Oliver might tell the police about his criminal gang , decides that Oliver must be brought back to his hideout . When Mr Brownlow sends Oliver out to pay for some books , one of the gang , a young girl named Nancy , whom Oliver had previously met at Fagin 's , accosts him with help from her abusive lover , the robber Bill Sikes , and Oliver is quickly bundled back to Fagin 's lair . The thieves take the five - pound note Mr Brownlow had entrusted to him , and strip him of his fine new clothes . Oliver , shocked , flees and attempts to call for police assistance , but is dragged back by the Artful Dodger , Charley , and Fagin . Nancy , alone , is sympathetic towards Oliver and saves him from beatings by Fagin and Sikes .