num_pages: 600
description: Oliver Twist's famous cry of the heart--Please, sir, I want some more--has resounded with generations of readers of all ages. The author poured his own youthful experience of Victorian London's unspeakable squalor into this realistic depiction of a spirited young innocent's unwilling but inevitable recruitment into a scabrous gang of thieves. Masterminded by the loathsome Fagin, the underworld crew features some of Dickens' most memorable characters, including the vicious Bill Sikes, gentle Nancy, and the juvenile pickpocket known as the Artful Dodger.
language: English
title: Oliver Twist
titlecomplete: Oliver Twist
characters: Oliver Twist, Rose Maylie, Artful Dodger
genres: Fiction, 19th Century, Classics, British Literature, Historical, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, Victorian, Novels
ratings_count: 377609
places: London, England
awards: awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: CityRead London
publisher: Barnes & Noble Collector's Library