Oliver Twist

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.