Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens

The Story Of Oliver Twist - Orphaned, And Set Upon By Evil And Adversity From His First Breath - Shocked Readers When It Was Published. After Running Away From The Workhouse And Pompous Beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver Finds Himself Lured Into A Den Of Thieves Peopled By Vivid And Memorable Characters - The Artful Dodger, Vicious Burglar Bill Sikes, His Dog Bulls Eye, And Prostitute Nancy, All Watched Over By Cunning Master-thief Fagin. Combining Elements Of Gothic Romance, The Newgate Novel And Popular Melodrama, Dickens Created An Entirely Kind Of Fiction, Scathing In Its Indictment Of A Cruel Society, And Pervaded By An Unforgettable Sense Of Threat And Mystery.