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 or the brutal Bill Sikes, Oliver Twist combines elements of melodrama, dark humour 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.

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'The power of [Dickens] is so amazing that the reader at once becomes his captive.' William Makepeace Thackeray

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