✍︎ About the Author · Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was an English novelist, journalist and social commentator born in 1812. His difficult childhood, including time spent working in a factory, deeply influenced his concern with poverty, inequality and the treatment of children. He became the most celebrated English novelist of the Victorian era. His major works include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Bleak House and A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens died in 1870, leaving a literary legacy defined by vivid characters, social observation and powerful storytelling.
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Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist tells the story of an orphan born into poverty who is forced to survive in the harsh world of nineteenth-century England. After escaping a workhouse and an abusive apprenticeship, Oliver makes his way to London, where he falls into the company of a gang of young pickpockets led by the manipulative Fagin. Despite the corruption and danger around him, Oliver’s innocence repeatedly brings him into contact with people willing to help. His uncertain origins gradually become connected to a larger mystery involving inheritance, crime and family secrets. Charles Dickens combines gripping storytelling, humour and unforgettable characters with a fierce criticism of poverty, child exploitation and social neglect. Oliver Twist remains one of his most famous novels and a powerful portrait of a society in which kindness and cruelty exist side by side.
- Genre
- Victorian Fiction / Social Novel / Adventure
- Series
- Nu Voice Paperback Classics
- Binding
- Paperback
- Pages
- 472
- ISBN
- 978-93-80041-66-7
- Combo eligible
- Yes
✍︎ About the Author · Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was an English novelist, journalist and social commentator born in 1812. His difficult childhood, including time spent working in a factory, deeply influenced his concern with poverty, inequality and the treatment of children. He became the most celebrated English novelist of the Victorian era. His major works include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Bleak House and A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens died in 1870, leaving a literary legacy defined by vivid characters, social observation and powerful storytelling.