description: Thanks to its colorful cast of characters and gritty portrayal of street life in Victorian London, Dickens' Oliver Twist has captured readers' hearts for more than 150 years. Today's children will love it too. Oliver, a poor orphan, escapes the miserable workhouse where he was born only to fall into the clutches of a band of pickpockets led by the odious Fagin. Yet no amount of cruelty can destroy his purity...and through his goodness, he finds salvation. Beautifully illustrated by Eric Kincaid.
language: English
title: Oliver Twist
titlecomplete: Oliver Twist
characters: Artful Dodger, Rose Maylie, Oliver Twist
genres: Victorian, Literature, Fiction, Historical Fiction, 19th Century, Classic Literature, British Literature, Historical, Novels, Classics
ratings_count: 377740
places: London, England
awards: awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: CityRead London
publisher: Brimax Books Ltd