Charles Dickens's second novel is the tale of a young orphan who faces the gruelling conditions
of a Victorian workhouse before finding himself sucked into the criminal underworld of London.
Teeming with unforgettable characters such as the villainous Fagin the virtuous Nancy and the
brutal Bill Sikes Oliver Twist combines dark humour elements of melodrama and social polemic.
At once a ferocious indictment of the author's era and a timeless story of coming of age this
classic has enthralled readers and inspired countless adaptations and imitations since it was
first published in 1838.
