Oliver Twist

Written by Charles Dickens · Illustrated by George Cruickshank

An orphan's quest for belonging amidst London's dark underworld.

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464 pages· 154,806 words

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In the grim streets of London, young orphan Oliver Twist faces a world of poverty and peril. Caught in the clutches of the sinister Fagin and his band of thieves, Oliver's innocence is tested. Will he escape the shadows of crime and find a place to call home? As he navigates treacherous alliances and menacing foes like Bill Sikes, Oliver's journey is a gripping tale of resilience and hope. Discover the enduring struggle between good and evil in this classic adventure.

From the publisher

The Penguin English Library Edition of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens’A parish child - the orphan of a workhouse - the humble, half-starved drudge - to be cuffed and buffeted through the world, despised by all, and pitied by none’ Dark, mysterious and mordantly funny, Oliver Twist features some of the most memorably drawn villains in all of fiction - the treacherous gangmaster Fagin, the menacing thug Bill Sikes, the Artful Dodger and their den of thieves in the grimy London backstreets. Dicken’s novel is both an angry indictment of poverty, and an adventure filled with an air of threat and pervasive evil. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

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