Oliver Twist
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Published: 2018
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9781785996252
Subjects: Criminals, fiction; British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author); Fiction, coming of age; London (england), fiction
Description: 'Please, sir, I want some more.'

"Oliver Twist" sent out shock waves when it appeared in 1838. With a half-starved orphan for a hero, it was Dickens' first attempt to rouse the public conscience over the social evils of his day.

A parade of memorable characters drives the author's message home: Mr Bumble, the workhouse beadle; Fagin, who runs a den of child thieves; Oliver's streetwise friend, the Artful Dodger; Nancy, the prostitute; and her lover, brutal Bill Sikes.

The adventures of the innocent Oliver - from workhouse to London's underworld, and how he was rescued - is one of Dickens' most popular stories.