Oliver Twist is a powerful story of crime. poverty and vio- lence, It is one of Charles Dickens' most widely read novels.
Oliver was born and reared in a workhouse and apprenticed ro a brutal master, He ran away to London. Starving, he was taken from the streets by Fagin. a master criminal who corrupted homeless boys by teaching them the tricks of a professional thief.
Oliver's early career and 'he that lead to his rescue present every facet oj the genius that has made Charles Dickens perhaps …
Oliver Twist is a powerful story of crime. poverty and vio- lence, It is one of Charles Dickens' most widely read novels.
Oliver was born and reared in a workhouse and apprenticed ro a brutal master, He ran away to London. Starving, he was taken from the streets by Fagin. a master criminal who corrupted homeless boys by teaching them the tricks of a professional thief.
Oliver's early career and 'he that lead to his rescue present every facet oj the genius that has made Charles Dickens perhaps the greatest of all English novelists.
Paperback, 457 pages
English language
Published Jan. 4, 1970 by Washington Square Press.
