Oliver Twist

About this book

Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839, and as a three-volume book in 1838. The story follows the titular orphan, who, after being raised in a workhouse, escapes to London, where he meets a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin, discovers the secrets of his parentage, and reconnects with his remaining family.

• Bildungsromans
• Boys
• Brigands and robbers
• British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
• British fiction
• Children
• Children's fiction
• Children's stories